A/N: Inspired by this quote:
A champion is someone who gets up,
even when they can't.
- Natalie Rogers –
Battlegrounds stained with blood
Spilled wine, dripping to the floor
Fill my sight
Comforting words
Battle cries
Fill my ears
I feel deaf
They are screaming
Whispering
Of their troubles
Of the their joys
I feel weak and defenseless
Like there is a great weight upon my heart
Yet I must get up and move on
Dream another day
Head held high
Sword gripped in gloved hands
I charge
I see the nightmares
Of my life like a battle
Where I do not always come out
Alive or victorious
I am haunted by memories
I am drowning in my tears
Suffering wounds in my dreams
That only time may heal
Yet I remember all those times
And I charge head on
With only my willpower
Only my strength
To assist me
A champion gets up
Even if they are dying
To stand up against the foe
And die a triumphant death
Yet I only need to remember
The battlegrounds stained with blood
Hear the comforting words that were said
Before dreams take me again
Of Tortall's demise
Before I feel weak and defenseless
Like there is a great weight upon my heart
I must get up and move on
Dream another day
For a champion gets up
Even when they can't