How does one teach a warrior
that the war they lived
fought, and still carried
now exists solely in their memory?
An anger, a wound,
yes.
present day life?
no.
Yet, how can someone who has lived
in fear, in caution, in battle
lay down to rest?
War is a cycle.
There is only being in war
and preparing for another one.
Constantly looking over one's shoulder
survival at the forefront
there is no room for small emotions
if you've no breath.
Yet, the skies are not smoke
and now that wound festers
on the very children you thought to protect
from a war long gone.
Mar 25
Mar 25, 2026 at 10:41 PM UTC
How does one teach a warrior
that the war they lived
fought, and still carried
now exists solely in their memory?
An anger, a wound,
yes.
present day life?
no.
Yet, how can someone who has lived
in fear, in caution, in battle
lay down to rest?
War is a cycle.
There is only being in war
and preparing for another one.
Constantly looking over one's shoulder
survival at the forefront
there is no room for small emotions
if you've no breath.
Yet, the skies are not smoke
and now that wound festers
on the very children you thought to protect
from a war long gone.
