Princess

The princess went to war

Not called, she served for passing thrill

Foes could never match the skill

Of one whose passions led her fight

But every warrior has their end,

Her match, her test, in sunlight came

An opponent never dreamed,

 expectations surely met

The princess took her fall

Sustaining a dagger in her side

The pain unlike any other wound
Her pride, her life, her love of fight
All wilted as a blood red rose
The dagger shown to parents King
Forbidden from the battle ground

Never pulling out she chose to hide

She hid the dagger still in side

The pain reminded her each day

Vulnerability, lost love, and foolish thrill
Until the battle came to her

A night under the stars

The foe returned to her side

Showed him the dagger and returned,

To him that love, her foolish pride