L'Homme Armé Poem by Christopher Tye

L'Homme Armé

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The Armed Man

L'homme armé

The armed man must always be feared,
For he has no love of peace or life's,
Since the dawn of man-kind he has been amongst us,
Arming himself with ever more powerful weapons.

The armed man must always be feared,
No country is free from his wrath,
Innocence is no safe-guard against his weapons,
Morality is of no concern to him.

The armed man must always be feared,
For when he is unleashed,
Death and destruction follow in his wake,
Creed and religion he is blind to.

The armed man must always be feared,
There is no logic to his actions,
He just lives to do battle,
His calling is just to destroy.

The armed man must always be feared,
He and his ilk may be human,
But where is his humanity,
Has he ever showed compassion.

The armed man must always be feared,
He is everywhere across the world,
He is present throughout history,
He is always walking amongst us.

The armed man must always be feared,
He exists just to fight & kill,
He will use any excuse to justify his actions,
For the armed man fighting is all there is.

The armed man must always be feared,
Whatever he calls himself,
Be it soldier, freedom fighter, terrorist or peace-keeper,
The results are always the same.

The armed man must always be feared,
Countless war graves and cemeteries,
War memorials in every village and town,
Yet the armed man is still killing across the world.


By Christopher Tye

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This is a follow-up to my poem "How Many More? "
It is inspired by the 15th century French song "L'homme armé"
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Danny Draper 20 September 2012

He is the universal soldier made redundant by peace, if he could not carry a gun and cultivate hatred he may be a farmer, teacher or scientist, carer of earth, builder of civilizations. A fine poem with good use of repetition, very song like. Marching, marching, the soldier in arms ever marching.

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Christopher Tye

Christopher Tye

Lincolnshire, England
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