The Reluctant Fighter

The reluctant fighter stands quietly.
He'll be ready in an instant to fight,
Just give him the proper motivation, you'll see!
The reluctant fighter stands for a long while
And then he sits.  The proper motivation is lacking.

One day, he dreams, incentive will arrive.
Evil men seeking to harm those he loves,
Or a dramatic event - someone trying
To steal something - or someone! - from him, perhaps.

Dramatic events are not as common as in movies.
So it is that while the reluctant fighter waits,
Everything he has worth fighting for slips away;
Is lost without a fight.

It was not dramatic, and so
He remained the reluctant fighter and did not fight,
But told himself he would, with the right motivation.
It never came, and so he lost all he had.

I feel a lot like the reluctant fighter sometimes.