bloom - original poem

bloom

our defensive knights

guardians of goblins

and nightmarish giants

they know not

of human desires

and habitually-eased truths

or deceptive mantras told

to internally shake the jitters

they simply fashion their swords

under the imminent threat of evil

and the immensity

of danger's unholy bite

yet their armored plates

know not 

of the personal battles

of their allies and kin alike

we cannot ponder the mistakes

of our eulogized soldiers

who were slashed down

by other territorial men

who were scared but still scary

and willing to protect

the maggot-filled coffins

of the heroes from their steed

and the tactile defenders 

of their century-old homes

but we must forget not

that all chain mail

eventually loses a link

but like the sweet soft spot

in a newborn baby's skull

knowledge and love

paired with unconditional care

can desalinate any pond

can clear any code blue spills

we can make plants sprout anew

from their hibernating bodies

stuck in their roots

the woody hallways of fame

nutrients and fallen heroes

who know not 

of human desires

only the concept of re-birth

interconnectedness

the aspiration 

of starting anew

with deeply deposited 

hydrophobic residues

the Earth decided to leave us with

to learn something from

and to finally bloom

LINK:  https://allpoetry.com/poem/16669001-bloom-by-Colvet