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Past Surrender

By e-pony

The past is dead.

Leave it sleep

In some forgotten graveyard of the mind.

What lies ahead

For now will keep.

It's for tomorrow's luck to find.

x x x

Face with me now

The battle at hand;

Today is the fight we must choose.

Honour the vow

Of the brotherly band,

And stand by my side, win or lose.

x x x

The past is dead.

Let it lie,

For old regret is not the soldier's friend.

Though blood is shed

And comrades die,

There's one who'll guard you till the end.

x x x

Look to today.

The battle is nigh,

And the call to arms has rung out.

Enter the fray,

With your courage held high –

A shield against rage and doubt.

x x x

The past is dead.

Leave it go,

For still the road may turn in unseen ways.

We've fought and bled –

With friend and foe –

Together, in much darker days.

x x x

Now is the time.

The battle's begun.

Our weapons are ready to hand.

The moment's prime,

For all doubt is done,

And shoulder to shoulder we stand.