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How Sad
by David N. Muxo


How sad to lose a dream;
to be a fallen knight
upon the field of honor
at the end of day.
How sad to try to mend a broken lance
and know that it will never be
the same again; not new, not terrible
upon the wearied adversary's shield.

How sad to watch the daylight slip away;
to have the chilly fingers of the night
upon my heart; indifferent stars
upon my eyes like mocking pennies
on a lonely corpse.
How sad the darting fireflies around
my head like chanting candle flames

How sad to have no mourners at my last
life's day; no friends to note
the natural look upon my waxen face.
How sad it is to lose the only dream
worth fighting for upon that lonely field;
to lie alone and spill my blood
upon the adversary's shield.