Men of valor

We held out like a tough warrior

All this while in the interior

Living the life we thought was the peak

Never knowing it was just a bleak

We could have surrendered once

When we had the chance

But what becomes of the younger ones? 

They might become kids with no inheritance. 

So we still held out in the wood

As much as we could

So we won't be called a failure

But will be the epitome of valor 

We faced the lion itself in the dark

Wasn't as easy as we thought

As the fight gave us all a mark. 

People rested while we fought

But what could we have done 

Other than holding on. 

Now we've fought and conquered

We gave all that was required. 

To the ones we lost on the way 

May you find your souls laid down to rest. 

And may we never break away

From the legacy we got at your bleeding chests.