Defeat

In all that
is grace,
To shatter 
the shame,

I tried to
behold,
And bear all
the blame,

In Defeat
so I sit
With a stare
at the past,

From a war
of no ending,
And a will that
won’t last.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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May 12, 2016 at 10:24 AM
Mario, creative and well done. Thank you for sharing. **SKAT**
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