I’m a warrior of words

And I’ll fight you to the death

With my pen

For the right to speak my thoughts aloud.

I’ll tread the boards and stand before the crowd

Though I might need a moment to gather my thoughts

And choose a subject for an almighty discourse;

Life, Liberty and freedom, the usual sort of thing

I’ll have to wing it: speak off the cuff

I may even throw something in about love.

Either way, I’ll use lots of words,

Big ones, small ones: Words I’ve read in books.

I’ll articulate and emphasise

And define and describe.

I’ll say something profound

And add a touch of the lyrical;

Something suitable

For a warrior of words. .