The Warrior I Could Never Be

You have been at war with the world

since the day you were born

While I choose my battles too cautiously

you have walked into war, unflinching,

For causes that were not your own

but perhaps should belong to each of us

You, my love, were not meant to settle

for the warmth of comfort and familiarity

You were made to brave tempests,

soar and soar with no home

To bind you to this earth

You are the light that guides us

out of the darkness of our selves 

So, please never strive to be the

flower that merely adorns a life

For you shall forever be the thorn

that bleeds awareness into minds

You say these are tales of another time

but darling, tell that to my heart

It is forever imprinted with an image-

the tragic tilt of your neck, as you

Contemplate the injustices of our lives

the snarl of disdain you reserve for those

Whose heads are yet to meet their tongues

The weapons might have changed

fire given way to impenetrable rock

Yet you remain at the core, the strength

that holds up this imperfect world

So walk on, love, walk on,

a long and dreary path lies ahead,

But there are battles to be fought

and yet more wars to be conquered