The Armageddon Feast

 

Joseph Danoski

 

He was born war-torn from the belly of the beast;

The holiest of cities in the middle east.

Living constant conflict really puts one to the test;

With thoughts of escaping, defecting to the west.

 

He fought and loved his homeland, but now nothing left;

The wake of destruction, just suffering and Death.

Prematuraly old for all the tradgedy he's seen;

Even though, as of last week, only turned Nineteen.

 

It's time to make a change, and no, it's not naive;

To form a new regime with nothing up your sleeve.

He will be the Minstral in the middle of Jihad;

Instrument of good against everything that's bad.

 

We'll put down all the weapons, be our own police;

Pray for our protectors and finally have world peace.

Let's send out invitations to those we love the least;

Everyone is welcome at Armageddon's feast.

 

Let's banish war and madness, all our hate and fears;

Get busy and rebuild, repair this vale of tears.

Let everyone bring something special to the feast;

Rising of the western sun setting in the east.

 

We'll have Festivals, singing, dancing in the street;

Celebrating Life in the middle of defeat.

Let us raise a new flag over rulers we unseat;

Lift high the olive branch and blessed stalks of wheat.

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     Joseph V. Danoski is a writer of letters and essays on diverse subjects, with strong opinions on many topics. A poet of horror, science fiction, and fantasy; he has been  published in journals and webzines both in the US and abroad. Various publications include Scavenger’s Newsletter, Pegasus, Red Owl, The Ultimate Unknown, Penny Dreadful, Pivot, Psychopoetica (UK), The Nocturnal Lyric, The Quest (India) The Aurorean, The Mentor & Masque Noir (Australia), Twilight Ending, Talvipaivanseisaus (Finland), The Romantics Quarterly, Hadrosaur Tales, Endemoniada, Northern Stars Magazine, Taj Mahal Review (India), The NeoVictorian, The Eclectic Muse (Canada), Frisson, Black Petals, Outer Darkness, Yellow Mama, Sanitarium Magazine, A Year of Sundays 2023, and The Horror Zine.

      Other activities include being a multi-instrumentalist, songwriting, and recording original music. Joseph currently resides in Berlin, New Hampshire. Dojonaki05@Gmail.Com