Without Armor

Walking without armor amongst men with swords for tongues I find that this conception of what our lives really mean to be malleable. 
So let the new debasers trample the works of Des Cartes and Thoreau in a desperate attempt to justify their own uselessness. 
Et tu, Brute? 
Who once stood by my side and smiled?
Maybe as I spit my last breath there will be clarity and the "Straight Path" will be revealed. 
Et tu, Brute?