FLUTE PLAYERS AND GUNMEN by elijah peter, from the free e-book collection

FLUTE PLAYERS AND GUNMEN

In the depths of the memory of the dead,
The living found a silent voice
Where the flutes ambient sound was a mirage,
Of the beautiful beauty of a fervent doubt
Ringing in the air,
It’s sound the trouble of all afflictions.
Here voices spoke with no words
Than the dirge of a fallen hallelujah.

In the darkness of the earth’s great light,
The cannons sang the laughter of the living.
Where the dead ran with their bravery,
And the living sought the grim case of cowardice.
Lost upon the impression of a stolen smile,
The cannons roared as the night showed its light.
The joyous painting of silent tears.

Flute players and gunmen,
Lines between infallible truths.
Cowards and brave words,
Dividing the lines between untainted disguise,
Dirges and collage of uncased blood,
Setting the tone for a night of never ending music.
Are you playing the flute or the gun?

The flute sways slowly in the memory of the wind,
Its soothing voice carries the sight of a skeptic.
A motion of words and compassion in sound,
Shown to the light to numb the blight.
Flute players are men who sought to live,
And in living find the paradise unknown.
The flute player is everyone who has lived.

The gun speaks the language of silent revolution,
Controlled by the fear of what could be.
The gunmen say the decree of violence,
By trying to justify their haven of blood.
But what justice has ever come from spilling death?
Would death be the savior?
Where love was never tried?

A flute player and a gunman,
Are different parts of every man.
In the depths of our indecision,
We must pick a tune to savor the moment,
Are you one with the flutes thoughtful sound?
Or are you the rapturous beat of the gun?

Find your space and decide.

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