My Life For Yours

I gave my life for you, My grit was your prosperity, So that you could do. I swallowed at the task, Girded myself bravely, Prepared to have a mask. When self-awareness engulfed, And loneliness overcame, Determination was loved. I fought a man every time, I faced the thwarting enemy, No easy game of mine. I strove to either succeed, Or to sacrifice my everything, But the opposition to impede. I thought of family and you, Freedom and liberty, And the rightness of the two.