Will I die today?
Will this crafted Armour protect me?
I wonder if the blacksmith who forged this
Is thinking of the men
Wearing his workmanship
On the battlefield.
The silence is deafening
Do these men beside me
Taste my fear as I do
I wonder if they are fighting for queen and country
Freedom
Or money
My heart is pounding
Please God
Make me brave
When the hot noise
And smoky breath of battle begins
Let this panic in me subside
And let me do what I am trained for
The air is tense with expectation
Will my blood run down
This shining breastplate
Or will it be
The signature
Of my foe
Defeated
Will I die today
