SACRIFICE
I sit here alone, staring into the night, I no longer pray for tomorrow's light.
My sunshine is gone, never to return, The final rays have touched me, my wounds, they still burn.
My life was in danger, My death almost caused by a deadly stranger.
My eyes were injured, I could not see, but you used your voice and heart to guide me.
I thrust my sword forward and took his life, In his hand was a deadly weapon, he had your knife.
As I thrust my sword into his body I heard him gasp, His life slipping away and the dagger falling from his grasp.
The blood sprayed into my eyes and returned my sight, Then I looked into my arms as my heart shattered with fright.
I killed not one, but two, I had not only killed him, but I also killed you.
I hold you close and whisper your name, The fire in your eyes dwindling to a small flame.
With your dagger you mark my face, Never allowing me to forget this awful place.
With your last breath you ask me to remember, But how can I forget this dark December?
I carried your body back to our home, Realizing for the first time that I was truly alone.
The battles call out to me and now I must go, But you will forever be in my heart, this I know.
The war has finally ended yet people still cringe when they see my face, On my cheek is your reminder of my disgrace.
My friends try to comfort me and tell me to forget, to take their advice, But no matter what I do, I will never forget my sacrifice.