Warrior Queen

Written for a friend who was having a bad period of life

Golden sword and shield dropped
The fire within her heart has stopped
She's lost the strength to battle on
The colours in her sight have gone
Sitting on a throne of pain
Sifting her mistakes again
Not feeling
Just being
Immune to the tales of her glory
That's not her she sees in the story
She hides herself in the night
She can not bear to face the light
So tired of this endless quest
Wanting nothing more but to rest
Awhile
In denial
Of all the good she has done
Battles lost and battles won
She doesn't see it anymore
Feels as if she's lost the war
But wars like this they never end
and over time the spirit mends
Heartbreak
and daybreak
will force the shadows there to flee
She will realise that she is free
and shed the chains that tried to hold
the warrior with heart of gold
who once again shall don her Armour

and forgive all those who tried to harm her.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I can't decide whether to laugh or cry when I read all that's upon this posting! Starting with your opening comment "bad period" . . . then moving down to Tony's comment (earnest? sarcastic? spoof?) . . . and finally reading what sounded to me like a deep, sincere, thoughtful poem that any friend would be honored to have written about him/her! There are a number of male writers who try to interpret (in words) what his special female is going thru, in terms of a bad stretch of life (or whatever) . . . sometimes these kinds of poems strike me as being overly solicitous. What I like about your msg is that you celebrate her strength as much as you share her struggles (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Tony Jordan]

Menstruation must be a terrible burden to have. Every month to be hormonally turned up and turned down and still expected to persevere as if nothing is happening.
I hope your friend gets her periods sorted out soon.
This is a brilliant write of believe in her and her fighting spirit.
Bravo.