Adagio for Strings

I think now, looking back

We did not fight the enemy, we fought ourselves

And the enemy was in us

The war is over for me now

But it will always be there

The rest of my days

As I'm sure Elias will be

Fighting with Barnes for what Rhah called possession of my soul

There are times since, I felt like a child, born of those two fathers

But be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation

To build again, to teach to others what we know

And to try with what's left of our lives

To find a goodness and meaning to this life