Within the unwelcoming tremors between clashing colossi

Resonates the tone of the Peacewalkers;

Ones who nimbly tread upon the threads of time

Balancing with their tongues like an augur.

The faintest reverberations create tsunamis of intimation.

Shadows grow more stark and vivid in the falling moonlight.

A beacon of judgement rises to make it’s formulation.

Has your society adequately acted on its foresight?

Those with proper inclination towards harsh judgement

And with sufficient aptitude to withstand such criticisms

May also be capable of from themselves to summon

The strength and discipline to diligently wield a shield overhead.

True aptitude for leadership is often indistinguishable

From the resolve of character to withstand the haunting of specters.

Refusing to acknowledge the horrors of imagination

Is akin to ignoring the weighty hatred competence creates in the contemptuous.

12 March 2018