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captain america: the winter soldier, fanfiction, marvel, oops i did it again, poetry, the avengers
Because I could not stop at one post today and Iris is not currently near a computer to read my email and I’m flailing around waiting for The Winter Soldier.
Enjoy!
The Soldier’s Prayer
Red star for death, silver for light.
The pale ghost stands against the knight.
Pawns hover on the sidelines screaming,
Broken from their complacent dreaming.
No fear, no pain, no dreaming grace;
Seeking, finding, another place,
Hope rises to be crushed by an iron fist,
Terrors rise by chaos kissed.
I can’t forget, I must relive
Once more pour out all I can give
But once more it may not be enough
And I can’t see what a diamond is in rough
I want it back, wish I had died
Worthless all the tears we’ve cried
We could imagine, we could pretend,
But this path only leads to the end.
Red star for death, silver for hope,
Teeth gritting, against a straining rope.
I won’t back down, I will not bow
Only God holds this solemn vow.
Red star is dying in the night,
Self-destructive terrifying sight,
But will another replace it tomorrow?
All future sight is veiled in sorrow.
We could imagine, we could pretend,
But I’m not blind to this desperate end.
Red star for death, silver for light,
Please Heaven don’t let me fail this fight!
…okay, that started as a commentary on how a red star is a great metaphor for Communism, since a “red” star is a dying star, and Communism as a political system is inherently flawed and self-destructive, but then Steve stepped in and turned it into a more emotional thingummy than just a philosophical musing. *punches Steve in the arm* Thanks a lot, I really do like you but sometimes you just do unexpected things to me! Like throw a wrench in my perfectly good plot outline… *sigh*
I like it!
I hope I properly captured the intensity of being in a fight to maintain the freedom of the “free world”…
My two favorite quotes from “The Winter Soldier” (which I still have not seen yet–curse you, spoilers! *sigh*): “This isn’t freedom, this is fear” and “You want to fight a war, you’ve got to wear a uniform”. So awesome. ^_^
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