When you were yet a maiden

When you were yet a maiden


And I was in my Prime

You saw me as your gallant knight

Sent from an older time

You thrilled as I fought dragons

You thrilled to see me fight

Your were my fair young maiden

and I your gallant knight

My armor from a distance

Seemed perfect in your eyes

You did not see the scars of war

Beneath my steel disguise

We’ve travelled so many desolate roads

So much we’ve yet to see

But now I wonder if you love me still

At past a quarter century

You know my every weakness

The closer we’ve become

The armor doesn’t shine as much

As when we first begun

The dragons that once thrilled you

As the same you’ve seen before

You wonder why the beasts still stand

If in fact I have waged war

The blemishes you thought would dissappear

Seem cancers on my skin