The title was lifted from the Nicholas Cage starrer 'Lord of War'. I wanted to use the Ukrainian phrase they use in the movie, but not only would that lend additional political implications to the piece, it would also seem fairly out of place in a poem written entirely in English. Anyway, here goes.
Forward we’ll march, and together, wage war.
Brandishing edges that reflect the menacing glow
of pending doom, we’ll avenge every loss. A few more
for good measure, and then
we’ll trudge on further through the sanguine mud;
leached with liquid souvenirs of life,
it births the bloodied memories
of every traitor and every martyr.
Decked in glory and armed with honour, we shall rise-
emerging victorious- imparting wisdom to those
who have been blindfolded by false promises of eternity.
Rescuing ignorant minds that see not the superiority
that coats our ways. Could our intentions be any nobler?
Fear not, oh brothers, for we have Faith. We have Justice.
We have Power on our side.
The Voice guides me as I guide you. Follow
and I will lead you to that battleground.
We are the means, mine brethren,
the ink that shall stain memories-
the colour of every word, thought and reality.
Do not question the Voice; trust is of the essence.
Believe, as I have, in altruism, in the purity of our ideals.
We must kill together, conquer side by side, and whisper
our truths so that they resound, echoing
with force. Enough to shatter the dying lights
those fools follow ignorantly.
Descendents of the Voice and its Power.
But first, and foremost,
we are brothers in arms. In the name of all
that we know to be right,
forward we shall march,
and together wage war.
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