Courage
Every morning that he rises
He picks up his shield with a smile upside down
The shield is heavier than all the tanks it has stopped
For it carries the weight of every world he's sworn to protect
He hates the shield
He sees it as a burden
An invitation to be killed
A chance to get shot once more
Depressed or not
There has never been a day he didn't lift the shield up
He lifts it up no matter what
Determined to save the life of another man
The shield is a symbol
A flag that represents
Not the fights he has gone through
Nor the victories he has seen
But the courage it takes, to lift that god damn shield UP!
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