In love and war
they say,
All's fair.
But drafted from the battlefield
a declaration of dependence
violence, fear and distrust
is brought into existence
Reclassified as love.
We volunteer for this.
Our planes - one minute soar
the next - shot down
Our parachutes - one minute open
the next - hung from a tree
Our bodies - one minute able
the next - taken prisoner
Our minds - one minute lucid
the next - held hostage.
But the enemy is me.
What wages war for freedom fought?
Ego.
Ergo,
I surrender.
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