Through The Battle
I came through the battle
Blood streaked and scarred
The landscape of my mind
Now and forever marred
You can’t unsee war’s scene
You can’t un-hear it’s sound
The warrior forever changed
Just for standing their ground
Do others see their valor
Do they recognize their heroic frame
Or do they simply think,
“They’re just not the same”
Can one fight this bloody war
And not be changed forever more
T’is impossible to face the foe
And not be dealt a mighty blow
But the wounded warriors that you see
Are still the people that we used to be
Just limping now as we walk along
Toughened by war but not always strong
And you may think as you observe
“They are so easy to rattle”
But we are forever soldiers now
Because we came through the battle