losing a whole year
while staying on the down low
I kept an ear to the ground
and an eye to the sky
surmising how many hours
would pass before the start
of the next armed conflict
after giving up on solving
the odds for world peace
I moved on to other worldly problems
proposing solutions with a
little help from friends
living inside my head
while good-meaning people
feared I had been brainwashed
by some religious cult
I’ll be damned if it was me
walking in the shadows these past
three hundred sixty-five days
september two thousand fifteen
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it is difficult to live in HOPE…but we must persevere!
yes, perseverance certainly keeps the spirit alive
I’m glad I’m not alone…
I am also glad dear friend….
peace feels further away than ever
yes, it certainly does.