Battle Scars
These are my battle scars
Some are deep
Some are shallow
Some were the cause of your words and some of my own
But none were meant to cut my life short
They may have healed over
But the pain remains
The cause for these scars
Is engraved
In the battle of a thousand men
Under a thousand suns
For a thousand years
And will continue until the end of time
Until there is no longer a fight to win
I have been witness to the casualties of such a fight
Brethren who have fallen against their own swords
And perished much too soon
But I promise to you
My friend
That some battles are won
Some are lost
But the war
Is everlasting
And in the end, life trumps death
And love, whether self-made or not, trumps all hate
