Scargiver's Fight
by Michael Doyle

To fight and then to live to fight
Even while knowing we cannot win
To hold pride in the battle
Even though knowing pride is a sin

This is the way of warriors
Willing to bear the cost
Even while knowing the truth
Honor - real honor - cannot be lost

When we choose to fight
And are not fighting because we were told
The goodness of our cause comes to light
Win or die, as with the knights of old

We will shine in the battle of our cause
Supporting the nobility of our laws
This is the way of freedom and true liberty
Even if we shall die, we will do it with dignity

Each of us has live our measured seasons
Each of us holds true despite the treasons
We stand here firmly for our own reasons
And so our children will live their own seasons

Knowing the price that we have paid full cost
Despite the sacrifices knowing well the lost
And losses sustained that the future will hold
A place of respect in telling the tales of old

(c) June 14, 2024   Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved