This is How I Stand

This is how I stand.

With my back straight,

And justice held in my hand.

I dare not move past my limit.

I dare not say that my duty

Is absent without my spirit.

I breathe in hope

I pray that it is enough for those that need it.

But I dare not say that I'll only give them a minute.

For a minute is not enough,

And my mind is far too gone,

And I must focus my strength into finding answers

Into making it better, when you bleed on the pavement.

My time is needed. My duty holds me to my post.

I fire arrows, when need be.

My feet bury themselves in the soil.

But deep inside, I must forget the turmoil.

I am a soldier, I fight for those that need me.

Not the what, but the them.

They must be the lucky ones.

I only stand,

and pray that I can save them all.