Battle

It’s a battle
And battles wound
Battles cause scars
Battles take lives

That’s why

We don’t
Like battles

Battles take

The peaceful day
You had planned
And make it
A luxury you can’t have

Battles exhaust

And make
Past progress
Feel wasted

Battles sometimes require

That you show up
And try to fight
With old weapons
And tired strategies
Knowing that
It might not end well

And for those

Who have already
Fought their battle
Then fought it again

For those

Who have already
Spent themselves up
To survive

Another battle

Feels like just
Way too much
To ask