Siege Warfare

Like any good siege tactician,
I know the key to victory is patience
I can throw my forces against the walls day and night,
but a competent fortification will hold.

And even a successful breach is hardly a victory.
The Huns went around it
and the Mongols broke it
but their reigns were but fleeting footnotes in the annals of the earth's history.

I seek eternal conquest.
I seek total victory.
I seek to make my way in and destroy
all that is bad
and then repair and build all that is good
so that my subjects will live forever
oblivious to the evils of the world.

I must wait,
however long it takes
for the gates to open,
because walls are not mere trifles.
I must wait
however long it takes
because this is no Jericho,

I can play the trumpet,
but no tune will take these walls down.
I can march,
but no number of laps will take these walls down.

There is no prayer.
There are no words.
Only time will see the end of this battle.

I must wait,
because the riches that success would bring would last beyond time.
If one must wait an eternity for eternal wealth,
than so be it:

I shall wait.