Warrior

I am a warrior 

My weapon of choice is not a sword

Not a gun

It's not even words

My weapon is my joy 

I find it in my friends, in my family 

I find it on the shore, washed in by the waves

I find it on the pavement, left there by heavy rain

I build it with my own two hands

It will never stop growing

It spreads like constellations in the night sky

Each tiny pin prick of light joins together

Weaving their stories through time and space

You cannot destroy the stars

You cannot erase their light

Their tales live on

Remembered by generations to come

And so will we be

Our joy, our love, our hope

It will live on forever

So I will continue my fight

I will wield my joy

And I will win