THE WARRIOR

Dressed for battle, he stands ready to fight, the warrior,

Fear lives within him for this emotion brings wisdom.

Strong, as he fights for that which he believes,

A lonely way of life but a man makes a choice, a stand.

A family, not in this soul’s plans, born to walk alone,

This chosen way, which may haunt, is just a house of cards.

It’s not said that he is a bad man; quietly, the sun rises for him,

This path chosen, a quiet one if those to let it be not a fight.

Always ready for battle, though silently lives in the shadows,

This wanting-to-be-left-in-peace man is a warrior on his own.

                Keith Garrett