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This was fairly nice, but not perfect. Okay, review time.
The repeated phrase at the end of the stanzas is strong, but you weaken it. Not merely by the additions, but by meaningless additions. Reading through the stanzas, I did not get a sense of 'response' and 'tyrants' being central to your meaning. I may not be the sharpest reader, but I do think these are legitimate concerns. If you wish to keep those additions to your eponymous italicized phrase, strengthen their presence within the lines. Make me see the inevitability of your mentioning response, mentioning tyrants. You get the general idea.
Now, the poem as a whole functions well. Your language is consistent, and the fairly high level of it meshes well with the tone; the weariness and dreariness is entirely believable. Polish the grammar mistakes and it will only be more so.
Good piece, keep writing!
This is my first attempt at reviewing a piece of literature, so it might be a bit.. lacking.
Blue = Good
Red = Not so good/might need changing.
Love the imagery you use, it's very descriptive yet leaves room for interpretation. You tell a tale of hardship and bloodshed with so few words and yet it's so powerfull.
Great piece.
For the most part I like this, I love the depth and imagery it has, but at the same time it also has a directness about it. But actually, I didn't like how you ended with the same sentence that you just kept adding onto. I actually think it'd be better if you just had "Oh how it grows weary" at the end, and only at the end. But obviously, that's just my opinion. I still like it.
Keep writing,
StoryWeaver