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Battle Scars

May 9, 2017
By asulfridge GOLD, Boise, Idaho
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Favorite Quote:
"What have you brought me today? Delusional mutterings with a side of crazy?" <br /> ~ Winter, Marissa Meyer

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Off to battle I go

Just one more day to live

All the cries and moans

All for naught

 

All have scars

Scars they proudly hide

Showing they went to battle 

And lived

 

They wanted to tell me to stop

The battle is over

The battle is done

But it has only just begun

 

Surely the scars are still there

Showing my battles

Showing that I'm done

Showing that I am broken

 

The battle rages on

It's all in my head

All that is left of the war

Are the battle scars

© Steve S., Marblehead, MA

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