Mormon Poetry # 15 - I Am Stripling Warrior

I Am Stripling Warrior
By Reid Baer

I stand with purposeful
intention sword and shield
in hand yet too exposed
bare-chested inflated
breathing deeply brave new
air full of aggression

And so much infantile
outrageous obsession
exposed in so many
places vulnerable
to my own emotions
and God’s graces all more

Human in regression
hoping for some success
or maybe an ounce of
maturation in this
mortal struggle for my
eternal progression
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