Lone Pillar No More

For so long, you thought you were Alone in this forsaken land Not because in a plain Alone you always stand But because there was no room For your own raging emotions In the war ground of our Fear-stricken destruction. So you often ignored your pain Just to help us fight our demons; You ignored your aching heart To free us from our prisons; And so as you helped us in battle, Your demons found you weak Bit by bit, without our knowledge, Your heart and spirit began to break--- And yet you forced a smile Despite the crushing weight; You endured it all alone: The pain, the fear, the hate--- But no longer, because we still Are here and by your side, We who you chose to protect And always unfailingly guide; We are willing to share your pain Like you have ours before, So from this day, on our lives we vow, You are a lone pillar no more.