Amanda Aremisia Forrester
Who are You, Ares?
The mighty wall-scaler
Who lays waste to cities
Boisterous and Bloody
Who are You, Ares?
Noble Ares the city-defender
Who repels the enemy at the gates
Courageous and just
Who are You, Ares?
A confusing dichotomy
The God on both sides
Supporter of both armies
Who are You, Ares?
God of the civil order
Inspirer of civil unrest
From whence came this contradiction?
Who are You, Ares?
Just a violent, brutish war-monger?
Laughter-loving Aphrodite loves You,
So there must be something more.
Who are You, Ares?
Father of Deimos and Phobos, twins of Fear and Panic
But also of Harmony,
Born from the union of Love and War
Who are You, Ares?
You still strike fear in my heart
What am I missing?
What is it I do not see?
Who are You, Ares?
A God of conflict in all forms
From whence change is born
The genesis of revolutions.
I know You now, Ares
I recognize your gifts
Conflict is neither good nor evil –
Our responses define the outcome.
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