Statement of Defense
by
darkstar



Disclaimer: Like I said, Logan's mine. Fox can have all the rest, but Wolvie-boy is MINE. Don't even think about sending those lawyers. I have deployed land mines in the front yard for just such occasion.

Archive: i would be honored, only please let me know :)




Listen up, you shadow gods,
you arrogant men of stone,
I know you think her easy prey.
I know you think her left alone,
with innocence as fragile as glass,
and none to keep her safe.

but you are wrong.

I will take the gun.
I will carry the silver bullets
to slay any monster you create.
I am not cowed by your threats.
I am not swayed by your gold.
You will find the soldier ready
to more than match any lie,
to more than face any foe.

I will take the pain
I will bare my back to the scourge
of any public scaffold you prepare.
You will not break her skin.
You will not bruise her flesh.
I refuse to stand among the silent
while there is beauty to defend,
while there is honor to protect.

I will take the knife.
I will drive the shining blade
into the ghost of your souls.
I am not awed by your might.
I am not chilled by your strength.
You will find the warrior swift
to outrun your arrows,
to outrace your chariots of iron.

I will take the hate.
I will bear the spittle and the scorn
of your drunken, ignorant crowd.
You will not expose her to them.
You will not throw her to the wolves.
I may not be her first knight,
but I will uphold her dignity.
I will closely guard her faith.

I will take the oath.
I will lean the secret words
that unravel a demon's soul.
I am not enchanted by your voodoo.
I am not possessed by your fear.
You will find the initiate able
to more than counter any curse,
to more than break any spell.

So listen well, you proud fools.
You weak-eyed men of night.
I know you think her wounded.
I know you think her left defenseless
against your blood hunger and fangs,
with no one left to fight for her.

but you are wrong.
dead wrong.



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