For M.A. <br /> <br />Behold, my valiant Commander-in-Chief, <br />I'm thus ordained to be the Star on your shield, <br />My blood, the sacramental wine which lips of valour beseech. <br /> <br />Relieve, my gallant Commander-in-Chief, <br />The scars and tears on Jerusalem's disfigured cheeks, <br />My heart, the slaughtered lamb upon which their vultures screech. <br /> <br />Reveal, my resolute Commander-in-Chief, <br />The amputated truth they nailed to a wall so drenched with fears, <br />My tongue, the gale to denude their figures of speech. <br /> <br />Redeem, my intrepid Commander-in-Chief, <br />The honour of dispirited nations, deflowered by debauchees, <br />Then reclaim the six-petaled flower that is now within your reach. <br /> <br />Copyright Susie Gharib<br /><br />Susie Gharib<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-anointed-assyrian/
