Decay

With each passing day

A small part of me fades away

Ebbing with the flow of tears

Rotting in the darkness of fears




Strings of my soul tested

Muscle and bone wretched

Accosted by my own heart

Wishing now that I may depart




Mind numb and frozen

Body battered and broken

The moon harkens for home

Drawing me closer to forlorn




Gathered in an endless loop

No lower can one man stoop

Beastly tendencies threaten

Childish behavior beckons




Civilness losing its grip

Kindness' become a painful trip

Endurance wears ever thinner

Thus marks the beginnings of a soldier