Listen To The Battle Cry
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Skye Jenkins, Grade 10, Lilydale Heights Secondary College
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Poetry
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2014
Excellence Award in the 'The Text Generation 2014' competition
Listen to the battle cry, and the lullaby.
Hear the waves crashing down, down upon the cliffs.
Taste the tears of the sea, dancing in the air.
Can you feel it's fury? Can you see it's pain?
Listen to the battle cry, and the lullaby.
See the mighty tree trunks, swaying to the beat.
Hear the crash of branches, breaking under strain.
Can you see the battle? Can you feel their pain?
Listen to the battle cry, and the lullaby.
Feel the air's violent storms, howling with vengeance.
Taste the polluted air, choking on it's smog.
Can you feel it's terror? Can you see the end?
Listen to the battle cry, and the lullaby.