Memories of a Warrior

late Friday afternoons,

spent lying on wooden gym floors,

whispering silent prayers of desperation

among the dark and empty shadows,

it was there

I heard your voice,

it was there I felt alive,

it was there we talked;

it was there I understood;

then one bright summer day,

I walked away,

afraid of that which

you asked me to be,

trying to run from this

raw burning power inside;

I hear you still;

I see you among the

children of today,

I watched you grow within her,

I saw you take her over,

and I knew what it was

she felt inside;

please don’t leave her.

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