Lies leave scars that don’t forget
though we try to forgive
sometimes we fail
more often we fade
Staring death in the face and surviving is tenacity, not luck.
(or does it sound better as)
Never underestimate someone who faced death and survived.
It’s not the shoes
But the feet that
Wear them and
How far they move
“The phrase ‘war game’ is a misnomer, people. We are not here to play games, but hone the art of war. Only those that commit will survive long enough to be where I stand. The rest will be dog tags lost somewhere in vacuum. Dismissed.”
Arguments aren’t, or rather shouldn’t
Be about holding things over one’s head
Like a score-card reprieving pugilists
Or throwing past mistakes as punches
But some days you have to address
The past, the present and the future
And you must acknowledge that we
All have caused scars and bruises
“It’s thousands of hours of practice, soft touch and slow breathing. A ship flies the way the pilot feels. You panic, it tumbles. You stay calm, it flies true. When it flies true, you don’t hesitate. You believe. You will it to happen. You… know.”
Captain America
with the hammer
Or Arya Stark
with the dagger
Speak what you want them to hear. Type what you need to say.