the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » revenge https://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 Gladiator https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/gladiator/ https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/gladiator/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 I will never be a soldier fighting a barbarian horde
Or see my family, crucified, hanging on my door,
But will stand on my word and my promise
To not seek the crowd’s thumb gest
For if I shall kill to seek revenge
My soul I know I’ll singe.
If I am to die in a tragic mess,
So be it, but that’s easy to say in U.S.

You do not fear Rome. It does not live.
You fear my God because He lives.
“I will see you in the after-life,
But not yet (unless you change).”

]]> https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/gladiator/feed/ 0