Eclipse

Just because he was losing,

Didnt mean he had lost.

Didnt mean he would lose.

Didnt mean he'd give up.

His faith, was unshaken,

His strength, unbreakable.

And his eyes,

Shone with a determination, unfathomable.

But his fate had eclipsed him,

Destiny, had eluded him,

And although he didnt believe in luck,

Bad luck engulfed him.

He was racing against time,

Racing against the Invincible,

Trying to wipe it all down,

Something that was inevitable.

He was losing, 

Victory was all but in his hands,

And there was enemy at the gates,

Death, eclipsing all his hopes.

But he couldnt lose hope.

He couldnt give up.

For his was a duty far greater,

Greater even than the bullet,

That was eclipsing his life.

He could hear his Mother calling,

His Motherland needing him,

His duty summoning him.

He couldnt lose.

And as the fast as the clock ticked,

He could feel his life, all draining away.

But he had to gather himself up,

Eclipse his own fate.

A maddening rage fuelled him up,

A rage, that eclipsed all his fears,

And a courage, that built up all his strength.

A spirit, that brought back his determination.

He ceased only when he'd stopped,

Only when he could no longer hear,

His mother screaming for him,

And when, his duty was fulfilled.

Fate caught him, in the end after all.

And although death had eclipsed him,

It wasnt before he had eclipsed death,

And survived, even after having had a fall.