An Ancient Flag

Fire away, please
A squad of reapers
Summoned for this moment
Death wish by sword and spike
An honourable ending on a lonely night
A clock ticks a toll of the dead

I am welcomed
By the knights of old
A flag for equality planted in me
The dark rivals I could not overcome
Now I slide into death peacefully alone
Wishing only that life slipped away

I fell far behind love apart from the sun
A squad of reapers prepared to consume
Drenched in an uncompromising flame
Stuck my hand out into the dark
Hope she walked away
My illness her shame

Now I am welcomed
By ancient knights long dead
A flag for mankind upon a sword
Standing in my stone cold chest
I compromised my illness
For a future with love