QND ELDR

QND ELDR

As the clanging of metal grows closer

I spread the coarse charcoal across my face

I ready my ax to defend honor

I run through the door into a hot blaze

I search for my love as I battle foes

I ready myself for a painful blow

I see my love as I fall down and doze

I hear my loves voice and see his shadow

I feel his breath as he whispers to me 

A tear falls as death chooses to enter

I hold death off to tell my love and see

Him as I say one last time “QND ELDR”

"QND ELDR" is a battle cry meaning Breath Fire from the book Sky in the Deep By Adrienne Young.