A Warrior's Bane
                                        By: Lawrence W Langman (c)
                                          

                                           As I close my eyes
                                           a whisper calls.
                                           Across the visions
                                           then war befalls.

                                           There's no escape
                                           it's etched engraved.
                                           My minds not able
                                           forever enslaved.

                                           Once my eyes close
                                           the movie starts.
                                           My heart still beats
                                           my soul departs.

                                           These burdens carried
                                           a heavy weight.
                                           All innocence gone
                                           it desecrates.

                                           A mind so young
                                           so full of vision. 
                                           Right or wrong
                                           a moral collision.

                                           Danced with demons
                                           fought with dreams.
                                           I've battled and cried
                                           amidst all the screams.

                                           I open my eyes to escape
                                           away from a tired soul.
                                           Grasping ahold of sanity
                                           afraid of losing control.