A war broke out inside my head an enraged battle fought at my birth. A battle won but ever lost or so the legend goes. Decades have passed since the first ever scream, but the ashes of children still tickle our noses. Maidens still shudder at sight of red leaking from butchered goats Remnants of soldiers still hide behind darkened caves. Sometimes a bone or two is found; mostly mere teeth. They’re placed in dirt without any tears or mourns for no one knows and those who do are far gone.
A war broke out inside my head. They say people fought people with people as weapons. The battle was won and ever lost for no one was dead who had not killed and no one lived who had not died a little Our fathers fought our lovers’ fathers or so the legend goes. Farmers still freak out over shooting stars they’ve witnessed many that didn’t stop in the sky. Veterans still get caught staring at voids. Graveyards are full, insects are full, bodies lay impatient to be gnawed away. Rivers are full, fish are full, no one dares find out with what.
A war broke out inside my head. They tried burying the bloodstained spears but every flower seems made of flesh, every leaf a forgotten scream No hands were shook, no promises signed; the battle ended when the fighters did or so the legend goes. Kids begin sobbing at quietest of sounds, folks have forgotten all lullabies Nights are awoken by shrieks of asleep, cannons still snarl in cloudy dreams. Halls still reek with smell of hunger.
A war broke out inside my head and though emotions have long made up with thoughts, memories still sway free with sewed up faces and missing limbs. People stopped speaking of days long gone but the air still echoes with tales unheard Skulls of friends were stollen of brains, limbs of children were cooked on coals, or so the legend goes. Buildings shoved to the ground, graves robbed of beings The battle was won and ever lost.
A war broke out inside my head and though the sky still shudders with the silence of ground We’re trying. Trying to make sense of the winds Trying not to connect tides with sunken ships, overflowing with sons and daughters and wives. A battle took places some ages ago, and though we still confuse chopped lambs with— We’re trying. Brick by brick, we cement this rubble back to shops Seed by seed we’re replanting our orchards.
A war broke out inside my head And though old men still tremble at unusual of times, Children still struggle to tie their shoes, women still run fast through empty streets and fathers still weep behind the doors, we’re trying. Ash by ash, we’re sweeping away the left out war. The battle sailed off and though the war goes on We’ll die bringing this kingdom back to life. We're fallen men among cindered thrones, but feather by feather we'll rebuild our wings. Flutter by flutter we'll reach the sky