Battlefield

This is supposed to be a refuge,
but it feels like a warzone.

Words like bombs detonate
when tempers explode.

Love should be the accord,
but combative attitudes are a way of life.

I am weary from the anger and bitterness
hovering like an atomic cloud.
I long for a home where
hugs and kisses are the norm.

Rewrite 2012

This is supposed to be a refuge,
but it feels like a warzone.

Words like bombs detonate
when tempers explode.

Love should be the accord,
but combative attitudes are a way of life.

I am weary from the anger and bitterness
hovering like an atomic cloud.

I long for a home where
hugs and kisses are the norm.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Inspired by: “Family Portrait” by Pink

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