TO A NEW RECRUIT
You hadn’t seen battlefield as you are a new recruit.
You can’t see how much I’ve grounded to grow up,
You just saw the bright flowers and the ripened fruit.
But you don’t know the sacrifice for my brimming cup.
Everywhere, there was trauma for my ache and pain.
However, I enjoyed the sweetness of the painful hour
As my toughest moments taught me how to bargain
With the universe for my own potion from the dusty stour.
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