Calling Thee Out (Julius Sedaire)

[Jorus Merrill]

[member="Julius Sedaire"]

Under the desert starlight
Walking Socorro's black sand
Comes a wandering pilot
Lightsabre awkward in hand

He knows he is sure to fail
He lacks what the moment needs
But weakness is what brought him
And envy of greater deeds

He comes to the desert home
The hour is growing late
Unheralded, unwelcome
Perhaps - but compelled by fate

 

[Julius Sedaire]

Dueling.
Dedicated, dispensation
Educating, rebirthing, grueling
A fine act of inspiration.
Testing.

Questing
Unexpected, welcomed
Seeking, yearning, growing
Their eyes met and challenged.
Journeying.

Moving.
Drawn, quickly.
Humming, buzzing, glowing.
Blades of blue crossed deadly.
Leaping.

[member="Jorus Merrill"]

OOC

Spoiler

This is modeled after a cinquain poem, specifically Form II of that style, made by Adelaide Crapsey in the early 1900's.. Details HERE

 

[Jorus Merrill]

[member="Julius Sedaire"]

A semblance of lethality
Can take your breath away
Even when you trust the man
You're fighting to delay
The killing stroke, for both your sakes
You apprehend the burn
A sense of risk is critical
Or else you'll never learn
No training teaches you to live
When others seek your life
But better you approximate
And face the afterlife
As best you can while in control
Of your environment
Remember, too, that one mistake
Can override consent

 

[Julius Sedaire]

[member="Jorus Merrill"]

Learning.
Adaptive. Unpredictable.
Changing. Flowing. Growing.
Mastery pushing forward until able.
Empowering.

Defending.
Swift. Instinctive.
Striking. Countering. Missing.
The student evades the teacher.
Learning.

Injuring.
Prideful. Empowered.
Smarting. Shaming. Slipping.
The Navigator outsmarts one unbalanced.
Challenging.