Author Information
Warrior Brave
I am Fighter, a Warrior Brave
From the plains to the hills- the many I save
My sword is drawn, my armor latched
No battle out numbered, no battle outmatched
My helment shines with the fire of the sun
A trumpet sounded, a battle begun
I look behind me but no country- nobody
But I'm already here and my feet are all muddy
Watching intently- depending on I
Dependable I am for in failure some die
I am a fighter a lone soldier brave
From the town to the the streets where's the many I save?
I'm here for a battle- a truly great War
But looking around me no bodies, no gore
I'm saving the people from something I'm sure
From some evildoer, from some wicked Fuhrer
My Allies in hiding my friends all away
All by myself with no big speech to say
I am just a person, a single person brave
And where are the many people to save?
Nothing worth saving, doubting my place
A hope lost from people, the hope in the race
Alone as I am, Alone so I'll be
As brave as I am, who's the one saving me?
i read this last year in speech class and it felt so great reading it outloud.
Ever read 'Invictus' by Henley? Mmmm ... less defeated romanticism. Though initially similar, later, defeat is acknowledged by you and not by the champion romantic.
The thing about this online is, there are so many questions I want to ask ... because of ambiguity or interpetation. From reading your poetry I see this last cuplet |Alone as I am, Alone so I'll be
As brave as I am, who's the one saving me?| as an acknowlegement of human lonliness and an acceptence of a savior not of a human quality, but should I have not read the others I'd assume you were describing someone human who is equally alone.
It's interesting that you go from a warrior/battle situation to a situation in which you discuss not fighting an enemy, but disucssing companionship. Additionally, this is interesting because of the fine line between love and hate. It really is fine, as fine as the woman who walks across it, the thin rope without a net that it is. Or otherwise.
Love this poem, its beautiful, your a great writer.