These Starry Stairs

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These Starry Stairs

- April 16, 2017

These Starry Stairs

Upon these starry stairs

The blood of giants were spilled

The bones of heroes were broken

The carcasses of greatness decayed

The vultures of time had feasted

This is the pathway into glory

This is only road which offers immortality

War, my friend, is the currency

With which peace is bought down the ages

Death is the only means

A full life is lived

The pride of the strong is a curse

The fear of the cowards is their doom

The path of glory is never rosy

If you want to live on

Long after you are gone

Do not be afraid of death when you climb

For death is scared of anyone who dare

To climb these starry stairs of glory

© Olatuja Oloyede