Bobbing against riptides
And odds,
Reluctant protector and leader
Relentlessly seeking,
Ruthlessly sought
Gnashing and nervous
Railing against a fate
That visionaries cannot know.
Obsolete, and vital,
Unfailing, a constant,
Amid swirling alliances, and bloodshed.
Tenacious and tireless,
Determined, driven by duty
Toward the truth
And the end.