Life of a Gladiator

by Poetic Ninja aka Papachopchop   Dec 23, 2007


I was found on the streets,
Looking almost half dead,
I was picked up by merchants,
Who messed with my head.

They put me in chains,
And taught me to fight,
They said learn well,
Or I won't survive the night.

They gave me a sword,
And with it a shield,
I learned how to use them,
And never to yield.

I strapped on my armor,
To the arena I shall go,
To I fight for my life,
And put on a show.

What lies beyond that gate,
I would rather not know,
For I was sold into the life,
Of a gladiator.

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  • 16 years ago

    by Roxiee An

    Great Poem

    Mysterious- The title comes in last
    It gave me a good sense of scenes and the rhyhming has been pretty good
    5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by NinjaGirl

    This piece portrayed the life of your gladiator so well that i could almost imagine it happening in my mind 5/5 the imagery and amazing use of words was so very intense..
    i love this poem, it opens up new perspectives =)

    xD Happy Thoughts xD
    As Always,
    ~NinjaGirl~

  • 16 years ago

    by NyellMoonlight

    Greatly written poem. I like the topic that you picked, it is very original. Whole poem contains very vivid imagery and your descriptions make me see everything you wrote about which is amazing.
    The flow of the poem is really good, you did great job with rhymes.
    Truly fantastic work!

  • 16 years ago

    by iloveHIMonly

    1st comment:)

    and wow, this one makes me sad. It makes me want to help you fight for it. But sometimes you have to do it on your own.
    Awesome poem.
    i LOVE the imagery you use while espressing what you feel with methaphors and similies.
    :)
    hang in there..
    im here for you.

    keep your head up.
    <3

    ---Ta

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