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On Becoming the Warrior

by Jon-Jacob F Deal

Training makes a soldier;
War, a veteran.
Learning gives knowledge,
But experience grants wisdom.

Killing only makes a killer;
Hatred, a monster.
It is the road, not the rite,
That makes a man.

I have passed the test;
I have become the paladin.
Only love can make a warrior,
And what he is, I am.

10/02/2007

Posted on 10/03/2007
Copyright © 2025 Jon-Jacob F Deal

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Tony Whitaker on 10/03/07 at 08:04 AM

I don't know if I agree with that last statement but the last stanza does stand out in this most philosophical read.

Posted by Kristine Briese on 06/14/11 at 03:32 AM

Heart-wrenching.

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