Crusade

Make this more than just another
day that sits heavy on us all, make
this more than just another shoreline
battered and beaten by the sea.

Let us rise above the events that
make us and
may the rest of us
define our situation.

Make this more than just another
star-sprinkled night, make
this more than just another 5am sunrise
spilling quickly over calm waters.

Let us rise above the events that
make us and
may the rest of us
define our situation.

All we are,
all we are,
just steel-toed combat boots
with worn-leather laces.
Splattered with mud,
head down.
fight your own damn battle.