The Warrior

You are more then you know, don't let the pain of this life destroy your soul

 

The darkness is strong.

It sears through your heart. Its pain is all you feel.

 

But the light is stronger then the dark.

It has the power to dispel all shadows.

 

 

 

 

 

To me, you are a warrior.

 

I can’t keep my eyes off of you. I am mesmerized by your courage.

 

This moment is real. It is forever captured in my soul.

 

This desperate moment holds everything.

The eternal has met the present.

 

 

 

 

 

To me, you are a gladiator.

 

You face your challenges in an arena of fools.

 

 

 

A thousand eyes watch you.

They hope to God that you will be destroyed.

They shout and cheer,

Though they are only thriving on adrenalin.

 

They are thirsty for your death.

 

 

 

Bloodthirsty, ravenous beasts have the insatiable need to kill.

They are angry.  They want only your death.

To tear through your flesh. To possess your life.

To cause your heart to become as dead as their own.

 

 

 

True strength is not found in succumbing to challenges,

but in rising after you have fallen.

 

 

Sometimes though, the strength to rise again is lost...

 

 

It is too much to think about; too much to watch.

My heart races with your every challenge.

To stand here is torture for me. I can do nothing to help.

 

I pray you will be strong,

but hopes fade into the wind.

 

 

 

 

 

There is a light though.

It is shining for you in the distance.

It is more real than anything could ever be.

 

 

 

There is someone watching over you.

Someone who cares, who has felt your pain.

 

Someone who was sought by angry wild droves,

who were to devour him, at the edge of time.

 

Someone whose body was ruined

at the end of his existence on this earth.

 

 

There is someone who gave everything,

to save you.

 

To save more then your life;

your soul.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light shines through the ruins of this world.

The modern cities… the isolated fields…

 

 

Every place has this in common;

The dark of night comes equally to all.

Each one has their day in the sun, and their night in the dark.

 

 

 

But I can feel your strength, and have seen your courage.

And as the daylight shines through the blackened sky,

I remember those days, now so far away.

 

 

 

Where hopeless swords met your skin.

Where all hell sought your life.

 

Where you faced the beasts. Where you fought the battles.

 

Where you survived.

 

 

 

The light comes, and it fades.

Years, days, centuries pass by...

 

 

…but the soul of a true warrior;

The one who has surrendered to the power of the light,

He will live forever.

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Rasha]

This is amazing.
So full of...passion, lyk elf said x
Excellent writing
-Rasha x

[Anonymous]

This is wonderful. So full of passion and emotion... I love the amazing message in this poem. Your an excellent writer.

[Donovan "Grey Wolf" Go..]

wow thats really crazy awsome, ur really good , very suprised that u have not had anything published because ur poems are really good.

[Dillon Cotter]

your writing is very expressive and full of passion. when i read this i get the vibe and a burst of emotion that keeps it exciting!!

[Greg Stitz]

Wow that's passionate and powerful. I love how you capture the feel of the moment. "It is too much to think about; too much to watch. My heart races with your every challenge. To stand here is torture for me. I can do nothing to help." A very strong line. It's almost like a movie scene, perhaps like the movie 300.