Love Poem: Blood Battlefield
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Written by: Chad Obrien

Blood Battlefield

Conditioned to be concealed
A boy and his visage shield 

Anxious, scared, ashamed
A loser he self-proclaimed

A guardian, an angel, a mom
Angelic and motherly and calm

Confident, smart and charming
But sometimes crazy, alarming

With nine little ones you see
expect some screams, insanity

But in all seriousness you expect
Some might encounter neglect

But think not will my mom reject
for she possesses much respect

I'm lonely and sad and tired
And this summer I got fired

Mom looked at the happy side
To say I liked that job I lied

Last week I was in a fight
Blinded by new flawed light

Mom told me that the fight is life
It's a rusty broken butter knife

Like crazy fights with a crazy wife
She joked about her earlier strife

For my mom is single now 
But don't you raise a brow

She's tough and strong and mighty
With her substantial acts of piety

When I look at mom I break my shield
And conquer the entire battle field

Because when I see my mom in battle
It's her bravery that one cannot rattle

I am no longer conditioned to be concealed 
because my mom knows to fight, not shield

And that is why I love her.  
For she raised one brave soldier.