A Different Kind of Army

a poem involving a conceit between an army and the written word

A Different Kind of Army

They line up, a little army,
Each soldier different, oddly shaped,
Yet they flow perfectly together
And an ideal comp'ny make
When the reader calls "Sound off!"
As they march across each page.

The intrepid General Chapter One
Begins this fine parade,
And Major Indent proudly puffs his chest,
Leading each brigade.
Sergeant Capital Letter calls "Left-to-right-left!"
As they march across each page.

These strong and gallant soldiers
March to the great war of the age
To battle boredom and ignorance
With determined, righteous rage-
All this inside the reader's head
As they march across each page.