He withdrew his weapon

Prepared for battle

Lest he forget just what

He was fighting for

 

Steeled his nerve

Gritted his teeth

Gazed skyward asking

For the right to succeed

 

He never started this war

Yet compelled to finish

What was thrust upon him

His mettle to the test

 

The foe was sizeable

Yet human in form

Skilled in its art

Precise even brutal

 

This cast of warrior

So different than that

Of earlier conflicts

This company was different

 

 

This letter was to be like no other