Bars and Scars,
Mental bruises,
Physical pain explained through hot boiling ink written faster than most think,
Fighting the battle within my temple
Training and educating rigorously and reluctantly;
Waking with military physical training,
Some call it P.T.
For my kind its family rituals
Daily lessons after lunch
Then it's a bit of mental recreation;
Chess with bishops,
Queens,
And Kings;
Sparing with Knights
And cherishing precious pawns;