The Warrior Rises Within

He runs the gauntlet of blood shedding on a daily basis,

Skipping the generations of fashion conscientiousness,

Strapping on his leather facade of strength and promise,

Thumbing his nose at society’s tricky pretentiousness.

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He rides the stressors of his hourly struggles,

Lifting the bar for those that welcome him into their night,

He wanders the thoughts of his enemies, scouring their nightmares,

Turning their window of opportunities off, much to his delight.

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He rushes through the hottest tasks on his to-do list,

Persecuting his multitasking abilities with a shrug of his shoulders,

Knowing he’ll endeavour to breeze through the wanton cruelty,

High jumping the starting point much to the blessing of stakeholders.

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Random pressures force his smile to widen into a sneering grimace,

The weight of the world a thousand pound rock,

Bending his back to the obstacles of the universal laws,

Breaking his bones, his heart, his determination in shock.

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Today the sun is shining in glorious prisms,

So he chooses to take advantage of the sunshine in grace,

Tomorrow could see him trying to survive his darkest doldrums,

Making him aware today is not to be taken for granted but to embrace.

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Shivers walk his spine as cold fingers of dread spasm,

Forewarning him of the struggles with which he’ll face his grief,

Chest heaving in bittersweet agony for the lessons to be learned,

Initiating changes in his emotions and his biggest belief.

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I watch in awe as he shoulders his grimmest of responsibilities,

My heart swells in pride as his warrior heart beats to its own drum,

I often wait for his downfall of prejudice and raw euphemism,

And I ask him how he holds his head high and doesn’t succumb.

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He answers me with a cheeky smile lightheartedly gifted,

“I wear the storm of the shadows upon my broad back,

And dress in the faith of tomorrow’s greatest universal expectation,

While humbly resorting to the breaking of my nemesis’ attack.”

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If only a little of his desire, passion and incredible strength

Would rub off on my dreams and extinguish my nightmare,

I’d wake to a better tomorrow of precious never ending possibilities,

Leaving behind the pain and facing the adventures that scare!

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