Blood Drums Poem by udoh etido

Battle is for one;
Horses breathe in blood;
The king in front;
Fortress of salt.

Misplace the sky;
Dull her sight;
Spears in the air;
Shooting stars of death.

Form the alliance;
Say the last prayer;
Press onwards;
Walls must be lost.

The earth wail;
Her children are faint;
Give no ear;
Battles are not clear.

Chariots of fire;
Giants wrestle afar;
A wonderous day;
The sun knows the fray.

Guard the city;
Yield in not to amnesty;
Ready the front;
We march on heaven's door.

Cannons ablaze;
Watch them fail;
Treacherous night;
My love in flight.

For glory of the day;
We rest not in shame;

Conquerors might;
The seas display in fright.