Gunn
Wow, it has been a really long time since I posted anything here. I’ve been doing a lot of writing and just not sharing it recently. It’s time to change that though! Here is a poem inspired by the Scottish Clan my family is descended from and their motto “Aut Pax Aut Bellum.”
Either Peace or War.
That is my legacy
Centuries back- the code
by which my ancestors lived.
Unintentionally, it has been
My Creed.
My Curse.
A constant state
of living on an edge.
One easily turned to the other.
One desired more
But rarely achieved.
Either Peace or War.
It beats drums in my head-
ancient and irresistible.
Bidding me ever onward
to make my reality
more fitting to my blood
