The Battle of Endor, a poem

The Battle of Endor


In the silent echo of space,
In the silent rustle of forestry,
In the silent whirring of the metal globe,
In the silent ripples of the Force,


Two sides press against each other,


Blossoming with flashes,
Of pain,
Of horror,
Of terror,
Of anger...


In space,
Lumpy cruisers against angular destroyers,
Swirling darts against screaming fighters,
Red and green bolts flying,
Life blossoming,


Blossoming with flashes,
Of pain,
Of horror,
Of terror,
Of anger...


In the forest,
Concealed soldiers against white troopers,
Crying creatures against chunky walkers,
Red and metal bolts flying,
Life blossoming,


Blossoming with flashes,
Of pain,
Of horror,
Of terror,
Of anger...


In the metal globe,
A teen in black against a man in black,
Twirling body against scraping metal,
Red and green blades clashing,
Life blossoming,


Blossoming with flashes,
Of pain,
Of horror,
Of terror,
Of anger...

In the Force,
White against black,
Right against right,
Wrong against wrong,
Life dying,


Dying from flashes,
Of missiles,
Of bolts,
Of blades,
Of warfare.


The display clears into entities,
Collossal sides and beasts become apparent,
Beneath skins of metal and fabric,
Beneath the colour of blade or bolt,
Beneath the very skin of every soldier,
Every warrior,
Every civilian,
Every human and Mon Calamari and Ewok and Wookie....


Beats life.


The true field of warfare...


Life against life,
Life shooting life,
Life vaporising life,
Life dying at life's hands....


There is but one difference...


At the nexus of one set of life,
Named Light,
There is a teen,
Who fights to free life....


At the nexus of one set of life,
Named Dark,
There is a demon,
Who fights to enslave it...


The battle explodes,
A cataclysm of life and death,
Of crackling cannons,
Of snarling rifles,
Of buzzing blades,
Of screeching snubfighters,
Of soaring warships.....


Life ends,
Life begins,
Pathways soaring and forming from this battle...

Angular vessels detonate,
White troopers are pierced,
The great globe is sieged,
The dark heart dies....


Life wins...


Simply because life cannot possibly lose....