I
THOUGHT I WAS A WARRIOR
No
not the worrier kind
I
cried out loud
Laughed
out loud
And
yet here I am knees bent
Arms
crossed
I
look into that distant, distant land
Tattered
and torn
Looking
forlorn
It
wasn’t me!
Or
was it?
Or
was it you and I?
In
a blink of an eye
I’ve
lost my warrior
He
lost the fight
He
was my soul mate
We
stood side by side
Warriors
in arms
Lovers
in arms
He’s
laid there to rest
With
all the best
Covering
the lands and seas
Where
there was peace and harmony
Where
there once were solid foundations
Now
he and I are apart
Apart
forever more
He
remains in my heart
Never
to depart
We
have no more carefree days
As
I walk through the walls
There
is nothing, nothing
Just
blankness, blankness
Like
they have been whitewashed
You’ll
always be with me
Emptiness,
emptiness
Is
blinding my vision
We
spent hours just talking
Walking,
walking
Along
these near and distant places
Walking
hand in hand
Giggling,
laughing
Oh
my love, oh my love
Now
you are in a peaceful place
Leaving
an uncertainty
Leaving
me shield less, hopeless
You
were my protector, my shield
Protecting
me from those evil forces
Striving
for the highest, tallest
Heights
Now
that all is said and done
Here
I sit feeling forlorn
But
you my love above
Will
never be forgotten
Forgotten
from your forces, forces
Your
army, your battalions
Your
troops
They
will continue to march on and on
They
will never look the other way
They
will stay
Forward
marching
Forward
distant drums are a calling
But
for now I need to rest
Rest
this restless spirit
I
will catch them up
In
the near distant future
Warrior,
warrior for the peace
Peace
for us and them
©
Teresa Joseph Franklin
10th
March 2017
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