NaPoWriMo day ten

this breathing
spell. under
his command
the gateway
to action,
the command
advanced
by slow stages.
a miracle
in any sense
of the word.
how far would
courage go?
 
*
 
a lack of energy
in gathering,
he found himself
moving rapidly under
the command of himself.
he had grown
weary of discomfort.
what followed
experience
was limited
to his own reckoning.
brave, but not trained.
their nature fought,
their spirits opposing.
 
*
 
Gathering the common men
he found a strong position
near the gateway to himself,
fighting all his discomfort.
 
What followed was limited,
consisted largely of the lost.
Who still wanted to fight?
The word was brought back.
They depended on old weapons.
Who went into battle?
Enough.