Numb Companions

So far I go
When I was far away
I took with me a numb companion
Soothing, though barbed
He took my soul
Here there were others, armoured
Their land was a perimeter
They felt secure
Safe with the knowledge of restraint
They tongued between the lines
Each of us had a double
A suited entertainer
Who knew no fear
And wore no protection to the fight
And had yet to taste
The bitterness of restraint