Raspberry Blood

So, this is not one of my best poems but I will share it anyway since its about us.  Let me know what you think.

Raspberry Blood

Wrapped in fog high upon a jagged hill,
The Kingdom of Pen apeared cold and stone still,
Cloaked in foreboding that chilled its strong walls,
As its last few defenders gazed down from the walls.
An eager, determined light shone in their eyes,
As they sought out a plan and set out their spies,
To regain their Kingdom, now deserted by most,
Who apparently prefered to sit by embers and roast.
So they vowed that ’til they were old and gray,
They would stick with eachother and their Kingdom to stay,
And with tattered capes and boots caked with mud,
They wiped away tears of raspberry blood.

Not far from there a crackling gathering lay,
Where traitorous kapeefers had decided to stay,
A place lit by torches and blazing fires,
Sizzling with conversation and piles of paper pyres.
And the loyal kapeefers who frequented there,
Were saddened and upset that no one cared,
For their Kingdom, which though held few, was still not lost,
But remained a noble and lofty cause.
So they gritted their teeth as they departed SE,
And returned with the news to those at KP,
Who grimly and with anticipation stood,
While their heavy, ready hearts bled raspberry blood.

Sheathes holding knitting needles and pens,
Were carried for attack on the Emberians,
The few who returned found little grace,
But were accused and scolded to their face.
But how can we be silent and tiptoe around war?
We want peace, but we want our Kingdom back more!
Deserters, traitors, runaways, spies,
That which may fall will yet again rise!
Thus we write a declaration of our loyalty,
And parade it through the Kingdom for all to see,
So we stand here in torn capes and boots caked with mud,
And sign our Declaration in raspberry blood.

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