Civil War

An endless slumber lies in fantasy

And though the sleepless nights that last an eternity

Keep alive your sick, twisted dreams

Even I am deaf to your internal screams.

No matter which side wins, part of you loses.

No matter how great the defeat you still end up with bruises.

But a bloody civil war is the only way

To make it through yet another day.

The darkness is evil, that’s why you fight,

But is the outcome really going to be alright?

For if you stare down your loaded gun

To hit your other half, have you really won?

A piece of you, ripped violently, slips out the door

Lost to the darkness forevermore.

Is it better now that it is gone?

A part of you wishes this never got so long.

And they say to fight it, don’t lose your head,

But if you try to do both, you’re better off dead.

Because the perpetual battle, at your heartstrings tore

Will never see victory

An everlasting

Civil war

April 2018

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