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Sword and Shield
November 25, 2014
I am a sword and shield for those in need.
I inflict and take blows
If you need, cry out and receive.
Get harassed in front of me, Slam, Swing, Sting,
was the pain worth it?
Let him be him, let her be her, let them all be. The hard resolve that is within will not give in
and the point of the sword is no duller than before.
Mess with others, answer to me,
Each time you just sharpen the point.
Maybe the point of a sword is just what you need
Before you let them be
© Artem S., Candler, NC
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