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CATEGORY

life

As… hordes of lost souls

Aimlessly wander… scattered remnants

Of once proud armies …now, stumbling blindly

Through the lost valleys …in the maze

The sun… obscured by the fog of lost memories

Burned bridges, meager rations

Of now, false hopes

Of easy victories …leaving, broken dreams

And shattered illusions…  

Only death and destruction …in its wake

…pain and misery …our companions

Our past glories, lost …in time…

By the efforts …of those whose profit

From the realm of confusion

…they create in order to obscure…  

Forgotten lessons …of our past mistakes

Long misty days …wandering, through the haze

Smoldering ruins of cities overcome

Survivors, battle… on the run  

  And when the battle returns …what nobility remains

Pockets of resistance …largely unrecognized

Those souls who’ve suffered loss, most…  

Fortified, by the truth …of the tremendous cost

Whose remembrance …of getting burned

Armed by the test …of lessons learned

No longer live in fear

…they endure…

The days are coming

…When…

THAT

Bridge

…must be crossed…

Although, still…

Demons run amok…

Pursued …by the brave

Relentlessly …engaged…

Taking on the evil lord

…he who would be

King…

Of legions …led

Whose loyalties are…

Driven by unreasoned pride

…and fear…

Assail …the meek…

Those, whose mantra…

Demands subservience,

March to war, oppressive

…morally depraved…

Surrounding themselves

…with soulless mercenaries

Opposed by those

…principled, but few…

Who retreat seldom,

But …surrender never

Though, 99

Men, women …and children

Were lined up… before you…

Mowed down…

99 times, more… they come…

The battle rages on…

As we continue…

To raise

…one…

Soldier… of love…

In a classic sense…

To avenge …those, whose time

Has come full circle

The days gone by,

All things holy,

All things relevant…

Coming …of age…

Remain free…

Not blinded by rage,

Raised …to

The power

Of… love…

One

Becoming

…heroes…

Standing out

Unafraid…

To face another day

Under the sun

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