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The War Unseen
Through this battlefield I have walked
Never once can I stop
To know the joy of a battle won
Is something I will never know
To some it’s just a battle that can be easily fought
But for me it’s a never ending war
Day in, day out, the fight never ends
It weakens my heart and clouds my head
Will it ever end!
Is there a single soul who knows how this feels within?
To have this pain, that’s dug down deep
To describe it with words
When there are none to speak
I’m afraid of what I’m becoming
From this war I’m in
Feeling myself get weaker as the day ends
I’ve lost the strength to fight
No longer am I strong as I used to be
To have the will to go on in this war unseen
When I feel so weak
I see the faces I used to know
Then all in a flash watch them all go
All disappear straight into the ground
No longer by my side like they used to be
My brothers in arms now living on and on
In my memories
A struggle for my life, my mind, my peace
Trying to be as strong as I can be
I’m Surviving every day
With every breath I breathe
A soldier I will always be
Fighting a war no one can see.
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This is really good. One we can all relate to. As i was reading it was evoking emotions towards my own battle, but i get the feeling my battle is different from yours, and the next persons, so it is one we can all relate to becausewe are all fighting our own battle.
My mother was a rainbow
My father turned her grey
they loved me like a sky lantern
they watched me fly away
The War Unseen:
Absolutely ceasless - we fight so many battles daily it is no wonder we get frail and older quicker. Health I think is the biggest battle. Throughout your poem you created a ceasless and unconditional warfare atmosphere it is difficult for the reader to ignore. Just reading the poem and getting caught up in it's momentum was hectic enough for me. Good write loved reading it god'slark.
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