BATTLEGROUND

I am a battleground
A never ending war zone
In a conflict beyond my control
But not my understanding
Where a defeated commander
Deposed but undeterred
In one final stand of defiance
Against his conquerer
Is prepared to settle for small
Individual victories
On a daily basis
At battlegrounds often visited
Of which I am one
And even on days
When I acknowledge my weakness
And my strongest defences are pierced
By small advances of the enemy
I am ultimately protected
By the blood of a past battle
That secured the ultimate victory
And my future in the kingdom
Of the Great General
I am still a battleground
But a work of regneration
In progress