"Red Warrior"

The prompt for tonight is to write a poem based around the metaphor "A Flourish of Hate." Here goes!

"Red Warrior"

Seething with misconceptions,

Injustice seems to reign

My courage is altered,

My pride adjusted,

My passion I dare not to feign

I write to these walls for comfort

Yet lust is my ultimate foe

Through carnal misreadings

And uncouth destruction

This cruelty I desire so

I read to create a sanctuary

Where hate flourishes above all

At long lengths I have tried

Yet no sense can be made

Of empathy's unbidden fall

In vain I have tried, 

To read and to write

This carnal destruction

Of hatred and lust

Yet oh what a worthy fight 

That's all I have for tonight, but thanks for reading. Remember, keep writing!