Oaths Pledged Kept Or Broken Poem by Terence George Craddock

oath is sworn does it matter to who?
oath is sworn does it matter when?
how long ago under what conditions?

oath to self friend relative ruler?
sworn upon what does it matter?
broken upon what conditions or none?

will lord attack lord robber baron
against robber baron or against who's rule?
will tribe clan nation or nations rise?
in revolt seize what lands palaces resources?

when rebels rise rabid will rebels kill or imprison
supporters of rule opposed they rebellion rise against?
will most powerful influential fight with peers peasants?
for greed personal advantage religion or nationalism?

Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
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