"Live to fight another day"

Stand steadfast, face to face

Look your demons in the eye, 

or those that claim angelic grace

Consider their humanity.

Look closer, to the space 

Where eyes convey the soul, 

Search out the slightest trace

Of truth beneath their skin.

If something’s out of place

Just hovering within,

Does the smile upon their face

Reflect their own reward

In the pain that they displace,

Rather than shared warmth?

Then fear is not misplaced

So calmly walk away

From the misery they chase.

“Live to fight another day”

...Breathe into my soul unspoken meaning

Breathe into my soul unspoken meaning

Like whisperings of dawn upon my day

Wake the weary essence of my being

Step softly through the dew along my way

Drown out the steady stream of conscious thought

Crash like a tidal wave upon my shore

Until my mind forgets what living taught

And, overwhelmed by feeling, thinks no more

Ignite within my body such desire

As though black gold were rushing through my veins

And touch could set the whole of me on fire

To burn until no sense of self remains

These are as dreams my sleeping can’t contain

Till woken by your presence once again.