It's easy to forget
Who we are when we get lost
Our minds stray and we can dream of other lives
Ones filled with peace in which we can be happy
A life with our families and friends
A life in which we can find piece without being haunted by questions
But then I look down at myself...
Armor,
Scratched gauntlets,
Calloused hands,
Nimble legs,
Sword growing heavier which each passing day...
And I remember I'm a combatant
A fighter of fate
A defier of destiny
I'll fight my fate until my last breath
I'll keep asking questions...
In order to fight for a brighter future
Far away from the dark clouds of yesterday
I'm the one who does the protecting
Not the one who is protected
I'm a fighter of fate
A defier of destiny
I'm a combatant
Although I fight many battles,
And lose a lot of blood,
Whatever I lose;
I'll make sure I get back
The road is long
There's a lot of time to recover those things
Dawn is still a lot way off
But I like dusk
I'm a combatant
A fighter of fate
A defier of destiny
No matter how peaceful things may seem
There will always be conflicts
Where there are conflicts, problems and pain aren't far behind
I want to be stronger
In body and mind
If I have strength now
And can continue onward,
The problems I encounter in the future will be easy to overcome
Before they grow
I'm going to keep asking questions
And fighting for the answers
But I'm going to smile
And take pride in what good things I've done
I guarantee my sword won't collect rust,
Even after I can find some form of 'happiness'
Dawn is still a long way off
But I've grown to enjoy dusk
I can think
Sit down and relax a while
And share a few laughs with my friends
Let's keep going
We'll walk through the night without giving in to the doubt
We'll make it to the dawn
Even afterward, we'll still press onward
There's too much to life to linger in the past
Pain fades as wounds heal and time passes
Let's not dwell on this battlefield
There are so many dawns ahead of us
I'm a fighter of fate
I'm a defier of destiny
I'm a combatant
I'm a Valkyrie
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Final Hikari here! There may have been a few lumps in this poem, but I wrote it nearly a year ago to a slightly different situation. The biggest thing I changed was in the first paragraph and in the last line. Why? Well, because the last line was originally "I'm a human." XD All in all, I was looking at that poem and started seeing Valkyries. My wireless keyboard is dying on my so I'm in a bit of trouble. Anyway, thanks for reading and please review!