Who made the Law that men should die in shadows ?
Who spake the word that blood should splash in lanes ?
Who gave it forth that gardens should be bone-yards ?
Who spread the hills with flesh, and blood, and brains ?
Who made the Law ?
Who made the Law that Death should stalk the village ?
Who spake the word to kill among the sheaves,
Who gave it forth that death should lurk in hedgerows,
Who flung the dead among the fallen leaves ?
Who made the Law ?
But who made the Law ? the Trees shall whisper to him:
"See, see the blood - the splashes on our bark !"
Walking the meadows, he shall hear bones crackle,
And fleshless mouths shall gibber in silent lanes at dark.
Who made the Law ? At noon upon the hillside
His ears shall hear a moan, his cheeks shall feel a breath,
And all along the valleys, past gardens, croft, and homesteads,
HE who made the Law,
He who made the Law,
He who made the Law
shall walk along with Death.
WHO made the Law ?
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From guest samuel (contact)
i am 13 i am reading the poem and its very sad i have felt the sadnest of the poem -
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One can feel the anger in this poem, and by the end, one wonders who, indeed, made the law. Death orders don't necessarily condemn the commander an automatic pass to walk with Death. There is a place for respect for those that command wisely. Sadly, there are times when war is a "necessary evil."
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I am only 13 years old but since I read Who made the law at school a certain trigger inside of me has been pulled, I believe it is his best work anyone who hasn't read it needs to, I personly found many deeper questions then just simply "who made the law" REad it you need to.
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