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Jason Pretorius

"Frustration" by Jason Pretorius

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The poem gives an insight into a town within my story, showing the town's blacksmith struggling to protect his family from an onslaught of Orcish invaders.
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Exhausted, Gunthor, the towns blacksmith,

slumped to the floor, the crude hammer that created

His profession, home and income,

Now a source of futile protection



Growing faint from exhaustion, he reluctantly

Let himself drift into a lethargic sleep,

His massive chest heaved with every gasp of air

As his dreams paralleled the torment outside.



A light rustle behind him, woke him and a fresh flow

of adrenaline coursed through his exhausted body

He stood up again and opened his eyes to a score of dead faces

Wrought in a look of agonised titillation

Looking upon his forced slaughter, one word plagued his mind,

Why...

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11 Feb 200045 Stanley E. McAdams
A nice sketch, rather more prose that posey...
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'Frustration':
 • Created by: :-) Jason Pretorius
 • Copyright: ©Jason Pretorius. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Blacksmith's, Struggle
 • Categories: Celtic
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