I thought the most important lessons I’d pass on

Were how to think, fight, endure, and protect

Just as I was forced to do

The Art of War

To seek justice, love mercy, walk humbly

And all those still matter

The hard earned knowledge and insights 

But that’s not quite it

Instead you will learn

That I miss you already

I miss you always

That I will never stop looking for you

Believing in you

Loving you

With all my flawed, limited humanness

Forever