Heart of a Warrior

Heart of a Warrior



Gallant and strong
he leads his people
across the desert wastelands of disaster and chaos.
Courageous is he
glowing like a burning light
standing strong against the beasts of woe.
An impenetrable shell
he is
of flesh and bone completely vacant of bleeding evil.
Yet no one can see…
Nobody can see
the rotting pain
that tears at his very soul.
Nobody can understand
the horror and nightmare
that is his everyday…his morning greeter.
He cannot sway
from his righteous path
yet it drives him further into the sinking pits of hell.
He has to be strong
yet he cannot deny
the terrible weakness that lies deep inside him.
Surrounded by people
all roaring his triumphant name
yet he is so hopelessly alone and unbelievably lost.
The time will come
when the warrior will fall
and he shall be remembered in songs of his great deeds.
Everyone will know
how wonderful he was
 how he bravely stood against all things unjust.
Yet all he ever wanted
all he ever wished for
was for someone, anyone, to see his pain.





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