The Battlefield

My War Cry I AM a warrior…. Hear me now, the battle is on.

As the full moon rises…
my heart rate spikes.
The monster stirs—
his path is now illuminated.

The light guides him,
straight into the marrow of my soul.
His hands reach out…
not to harm—
but to hold.
To pull me in.
My monthly nightmare begins
I’m in for a battle.

The brightness—
it doesn’t comfort.
It lights the battlefield.
A cruel spotlight
on a war I never asked for.

We go head to head.

He’s frustrated.
Every. Single. Full moon.
I greet him with horror—
but also with strength.

Because each battle?
Makes me stronger.

He lunges forward,
vengeance in his veins.
But I don’t flinch.
I strike back—
even harder.

He’s leaving me faster
with every rise of the full moon.
Retreating…
to rest once again.
And I watch him fade
until the darkness completely sets in.

I stand victorious
on blood-soaked soil.

But I know he will return—
whenever the moon is bright enough
to light his path.

Each time,
I gain more tools.
More insight into his mind.
And my war cry gets louder.
The moon with its craters
The monster with its scars

I am a warrior.
And I speak
for many
too tired from their own battlefield.

He’ll never truly leave me…
but I’ll never stop fighting.
Never stop learning.
And one day—
my war cry
will drown out his words.
My resolve will crumble him to ash

There is hope, remember that warriors
You too will fight your battle but you are not alone
No matter how hard, scream your battle cry
Be heard
It’s the silence that kills us.

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Thanks

Moon Dragon

Thank you Mitchell Brown Carrie, Melissa and Leigh for a wonderful first meet up yesterday. I think we were all a bit tentative at first while we got our feet wet so to speak but by the end there was a comfortable space created to talk and shoot freely. I am looking forward to more meetings in the future.

I have a bit of a busy life and for several years I have left the camera at home unless it is work related. This was perfect to slow down and shoot just to shoot, as I used to. I spent the rest of my day doing all the things that I had to do but I brought the camera along and took the time to shoot.

Thank you Mitchell for this group and the incentive to get shooting again. My head space thanks you!

Photo: Erin Crossman