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War Within

February 22, 2018
By rroland GOLD, Cazenovia, New York
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rroland GOLD, Cazenovia, New York
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We except the love we think we deserve

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Life is an eternal battle
For someone like me I fight everyday
I fight to do better, to be better, to look better.
I fight to feel

I fight an uphill battle
One I’ll never win
For I am outnumbered tenfold
My opponents have guns, and ships, and bombs
Me? I just have words
And words are no match when you’re against yourself

I’ll fight a mighty war
I might even win some battles
But one day I’ll succumb to the war within

My life is an eternal battle
And the f***ed up part?
No one ever wins
Both sides are me
I battle myself until I’m destroyed

So I’ll continue to fight
To do better, look better, BE better.
To feel
With this false sense that maybe I can win
Until this war within succeeds

© Ryan K.

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