Protecting yourself
is merely self-defense;
protecting others
is what sets one
on the path
of warriorship.
Though you may not be
the strongest
or the fastest,
these abilities can be developed;
honed.
Those that choose
to stand between their enemy
and all that they believe in
and hold sacred
and love
have an ability
that is much more difficult
to nurture.
The art
of the heart.

~LT