Indelible this loyalty
upon my heart.
Kin, more than blood –
our will to be true.
Exact this measure
of courage to defend
the justice good serves.
Eye to eye, we agree
the cost keeps us honest,
better than the wages
of land or sea.
We navigate this
invisible course –
the compass point
draws us, fear or no.
Brave comrades,
indelible your mark
upon my soul.