BrokenEchoes

  We field commanders are due at to meet in one month’s time There is a summit to share news, wins and losses To form and adjust strategies I have little to report My small, distant land is poor Our warriors are weak or old or both We don’t have the helms, swords, or shields we need We don’t have the skills to craft them, or gold to buy them. These are strong loyal men Who will defend this land to their last breath But many have never held a weapon And none have been trained I myself am a cook I’m meant to feed men, not lead them I fell into this commander role  At the death of my predecessor I’ve been stumbling ever since I am the commander of these troops I put on a face of calm strength Of confidence and impending victory At the summit, I am the least of many The commander of a tiny remote territory Ignored or forgotten Along with my homeland Along with my people I am failing them I don’t have the skills or knowledge I need There is no one to pass this burden to We will los...

  I had hoped for progress I had hoped for growth But I woke to more of the same Each day we wage the same battle That we fought the day before We face an unchanging enemy On an unvarying battlefield Is this one eternal struggle Or an uninterrupted series  Of duplicate conflicts Commanded by identical leaders Against ceaseless foes We troops are exhausted We warriors are disheartened We soldiers grow weary  Of this perpetual conflict Will it ever end?