WOUNDS BY MY PIKE
This piece of art is based on the Wikipedia accounts on the drunken brawl between Alexander the Great and his friend and General, Cleitus. Its a poetic representation on the perils of anger. Some words used in this are completely poetic and may not have a dictionary meaning, but are used to emphasize the feel. In the great wars, that I had fought I had penned down many tales, Of undaunted spirits, of strategies I used And of those gallantious males. Out of the borders of Macedonia Along the borders of Egypt, But none before had made an impact Which today in my almanack I script. In the grand battle of Granicus As I was cutting down the foes, I hadn't noticed but one uncouth Had prepared his axe for bows. My mighty sword got stuck in the armour Of one of the people I killed, To drag it out was a painful task So deep under skin it had drilled. So much engrossed was I in that I forgot to look around, Some axe man of Barbarian creed Had my back, unsecured found. That would have been...