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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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