Sword and Shield.

I used to want to wield a Sword and Shield.

Like the heroes of old,

Like the myths,

Like the stories,

I used to want to wield a Sword and Shield.

To charge into battle,

To fight for a cause,

To be part of something bigger,

I used to want to wield a Sword and Shield,

Hoping, I could do something,

Hoping, I could change something,

Hoping, I could make my dreams happen,

However,

the cold hard truth,

was told to me,

dreams

are 

dreams.

I was told,

I was ordered,

I was ridiculed,

To stop dreaming,

To stop believing,

For hoping.

Then I found the Sword and Shield,

I taught myself how to wield them,

Today the Sword is not a blade 

but its the power of words.

Today the Shield is not a metal wall,

 but its a wall of words written by a pen.

So I wield these Sword and Shield,

and,

I will make my dreams happen,

I will keep on dreaming,

I will keep on hoping.

So I wield these Sword and Shield,

and,

I will make something happen,

that I will be happy,

that I will be proud of.