Battles that we wage
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Like a fractured knee,
That's forced to kneel,
A sundered mind,
Shall never heal.
A heart that aches,
A soul that screams
Like shattered glass,
These broken dreams.
Battles that we wage,
Actors on a stage.
We pray for love and peace,
But the battles never cease.
Battles that we wage,
Turn this sorrow into rage.
A truth that is unkind,
Battles waged within the mind.
Like an abandoned car,
With its engine blown.
A forgotten rusted heap,
Of useless flesh and bone.
A mind that's spent,
A body that's sore,
Like mindless drones,
We wage this war.
Battles that we wage,
Actors on a stage.
We pray for love and peace,
But the battles never cease.
Battles that we wage,
Turn this sorrow into rage.
A truth that is unkind,
Battles waged within the mind.
Battles that we wage,
Emotions disengage.
Peace becomes profane,
Shackles tighten on the brain.
Battles that we wage,
Another ripped out page.
Futile and unforgiving,
This war that we call living.