Patriot Into Traitor

Patriot Into Traitor

The poem “Patriot into Traitor” is structured around the themes of violence, death, and downfall from a high pedestal. Another underlying theme is the oscillation of human attitudes and behaviors. It was roses, roses, all the way,With myrtle mixed in my path like mad:The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway,The church-spires flames, such flags they had,A…