Hostiles Film Poem

Hostiles, a powerful Western, boasts memorable performances by Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike and Wes Studi. It motivated me to write the short poem below.

After bloodshed, battles and gore,

anger boils deep within one’s core.

True today as in our Old West

where everyone faced one big test.

Can trust be built with former foes?

An answer to that “Hostiles” knows.

Settler, Captain and solemn Chief

learn lessons while suffering grief

Kindness and strength pave ways to heal.

They open up hearts and help us feel.

This film may be one hard to see --

but it’s a great Western to me.