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[–] 2812481591@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Apparently, it's from a Poem by the Tang Era poet Cen Shen, who is Speaking to his service during the An Lushan Rebellion:

吾窃悲此生,四十幸未老。
一朝逢世乱,终日不自保。
胡兵夺长安,宫殿生野草。
伤心五陵树,不见二京道。
我皇在行军,兵马日浩浩。
胡雏尚未灭,诸将恳征讨。
昨闻咸阳败,杀戮净如扫。
积尸若丘山,流血涨丰镐。
干戈碍乡国,豺虎满城堡。
村落皆无人,萧条空桑枣。
儒生有长策,无处豁怀抱。
块然伤时人,举首哭苍昊。
早知逢世乱,少小谩读书。
悔不学弯弓,向东射狂胡。
偶从谏官列,谬向丹墀趋。
未能匡吾君,虚作一丈夫。
抚剑伤世路,哀歌泣良图。
功业今已迟,览镜悲白须。
平生抱忠义,不敢私微躯。