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The Phantom Queen

December 17, 2016
By NightingaleXO BRONZE, Fairfax, Virginia
NightingaleXO BRONZE, Fairfax, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"Change is coming to the world. Many fear change and will fight it with every fiber of their being. But sometimes, change is what they need most. Sometimes, change is what sets them free." - Morrigan from DAO (David Gaider)


Flesh bound to both man and beast,

Beauty and deformity entwinted together in immaculate euphoria,

And so, I am the guardian of the deceased,

Releasing those anchored by their pathetic dysphoria,

 

Eager to travel from one body to the next,

Changing everything but within,

Oh how these words are both simple and complex,

Though I'll admit, I feel the safest while shrouded in artificial skin,

 

Life and death are both my domains,

As I am the maiden, mother, and crone,

While also being my own prisoner to my chains,

A life like this is often spent alone,

 

Washing the same ole bloodied clothes,

Head shaking as I know what's to come next,

As the soldiers are reminded by the first shots of crossbows,

Until there were no more steps,

 

I warned them, but they never listen,

They'll only listen to screams of hate,

War to them is just another hopeless addiction,

After the first man down, they should've known that it was too late,

 

I feel the hollowness from within the carnaged battlefield,

The bodies interwined in a hollow, but odious embrace,

Now there's no use of their pathetic mundane ideals,

Oh what a dreaded use of an arms race,

 

Like Valkyries, I too bring happiness to the slain,

Though make no mistake, I am as malicious as I am merciful,

Vex me and I, my child, will become your hellish bane,

So let's not make this personal


The author's comments:

This poem is in the perceptive of Morrigan, The Celtic Goddess of War, Strife, Death, Fate, and more. She often known for shapeshifting, and her common forms are maiden, mother, and crone; she also shapeshifts into animals like ravens. The reference of washing bloodied clothing is refering to how in mythology, if a soldier see a crone washing bloody clothes before battle, it would mean that he would be doomed to die on that very day. So yeah, to end this on a happier note, hope whoever reads this poem likes it:)


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