i will hide behind this shield
and sharpen my sword.
this battle is not yet over,
and it hasn't even begun.
i listen to your words,
awed and betrayed that you felt that way.
have you not seen through my disguise?
or you just can't see me at all.
the war came
and i protected myself against the flame.
people are dying, children are crying
and yet all we do is fight.
i will drop my sword in exchange for peace.
if you drop yours we can both go home alive.
i dropped it, and you didn't.
i died for trusting a stranger.