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BallisticWookie · **Re: Best poem ever -** 08-22-2002, 05:55 AM

[quote="Capt. John Miller":f46ab]---------Fallen------------
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--------Anonymous----------
I have fallen in battle.
I see blood coming from my body.
My clothes are torn,
My arrows are broken,
I have been defeated.
The darkness has won.
I know that I am about to die.
The demon in front of me thrusts his sword towards me,
I cringe and think of everyone I love.
But a friend steps forward and takes the blow for me.
They scream out in pain and fall across my already weak and tortured body.
I cry out of pure hate and sorrow.
They died for me.
I meant so much to them that they sacrificed themselves for me.
With rage in my eyes,
I manage to stand.
I scream and grab my fallen friend’s sword.
I lunge towards the creature and slice straight through its being.
Blood is spewed on my body.
For my friends, for my family, for God,
I fight with strength and all of my heart

This is just such a great poem, it almost made me misty cause its so true[/quote:f46ab]

Where did you find this ?? Truly inspirational, and a common bond felt between soldiers all over the world. They die for their mates on the battlefield. When the time comes for me to do battle when I am in the Army, I hope I am brave enough to either sacrifice myself to save the life of a fellow comrade (or be quick enough to stop their death from happening) if the same sort of situation occurs. Seeing a friend slaughtered would tear me apart. This is the kind of mateship and selflessness that can only be found on the battlefield. Although I know I would take a beating or a bullet for the best of my friends and family. Sad to think this sort of occurrence only happens to the young and innocent, barely men who are sent off to war because politicians and leaders cant agree.

This sort of reminds me of the German Commanders speech to his men after the surrender in the episode "Points" in Band of Brothers. That speech brought a tear to my eye. I only saw a small clip of it, but what I saw had a large impact on me. War poetry is always a fascinating and terrifying read.

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BallisticWookie is Offline Senior Member Posts: 4,202 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queensland, Australia	Re: Best poem ever - 08-22-2002, 05:55 AM [quote="Capt. John Miller":f46ab]---------Fallen------------ -by- --------Anonymous---------- I have fallen in battle. I see blood coming from my body. My clothes are torn, My arrows are broken, I have been defeated. The darkness has won. I know that I am about to die. The demon in front of me thrusts his sword towards me, I cringe and think of everyone I love. But a friend steps forward and takes the blow for me. They scream out in pain and fall across my already weak and tortured body. I cry out of pure hate and sorrow. They died for me. I meant so much to them that they sacrificed themselves for me. With rage in my eyes, I manage to stand. I scream and grab my fallen friend’s sword. I lunge towards the creature and slice straight through its being. Blood is spewed on my body. For my friends, for my family, for God, I fight with strength and all of my heart This is just such a great poem, it almost made me misty cause its so true[/quote:f46ab] Where did you find this ?? Truly inspirational, and a common bond felt between soldiers all over the world. They die for their mates on the battlefield. When the time comes for me to do battle when I am in the Army, I hope I am brave enough to either sacrifice myself to save the life of a fellow comrade (or be quick enough to stop their death from happening) if the same sort of situation occurs. Seeing a friend slaughtered would tear me apart. This is the kind of mateship and selflessness that can only be found on the battlefield. Although I know I would take a beating or a bullet for the best of my friends and family. Sad to think this sort of occurrence only happens to the young and innocent, barely men who are sent off to war because politicians and leaders cant agree. This sort of reminds me of the German Commanders speech to his men after the surrender in the episode "Points" in Band of Brothers. That speech brought a tear to my eye. I only saw a small clip of it, but what I saw had a large impact on me. War poetry is always a fascinating and terrifying read.