All He Had Ever Known
All he had known his whole life was survival.
First he survived in denial.
Denial of his gifts, denial of his life, denial of his rights.
They denied him.
All he had known his whole life was defiance.
Defiance of cruelty, defiance of love, defiance of family.
He defied them.
All he had known his whole life was suffering.
First he suffered under them.
Suffered where he should have thrived,
He suffered and he survived.
And they never repented.
Survival, denial
Suffering
Defiance
Repentance
Pain
They hurt him
But he never told.
He spoke of hatred
He spoke of fighting
He spoke of injustice
But never did he mention pain
Perhaps he was too proud,
Perhaps he was just tired
Or maybe
He thought that no one would care.
This shaped him.
This moulded him.
This made him strong.
So when the Dark Lord came for him,
He was ready
He never broke
He never gave in
He survived trials.
He denied evil.
He suffered for friendship.
He repented for loss.
And he hurt.
All he had ever known was fighting.
So he fought
And when asked to die,
He did so willingly.
After all,
What did he have to live for?