Samurai Honor

Samurai Honor
             by Odin Roark

He wandered about
Finding that reason
To commit
To dedicate
To protect

What was it
Where might the purpose be
Why was it important
Who needed such integrity

Thus

Came the spirit of the samurai
Willing to be wounded
Embracing his own spilt blood
Honor prevailing
At any cost

By the river’s edge
He did bleed
Losing life as he knew it
Yet those he protected
Remained respectfully with bowed head
Even as they too died