The Raging Battle Within
By Harley
(wayenken1@aol.com)
Hope - that tenuous concept
that perhaps that which
is feared
will not come to pass,
or that
so desired will somehow
appear.
Anger so close - aching
to be free.
As the rage of a lifetime
ignites -
taking control shaking
- canąt breath,
and a primal scream pierces
the night.
When is justice to be
served?
In this lifetime think
not.
So many battles waged.
So many lost though well
fought.
Survivor born out of
necessity.
Defeated and broken in
the end -
except for the rage and
anger.
They become the friend.
Without the anger - without
the rage
only a vast emptiness
appears,
and within the emptiness
lies defeat.
And with the defeat comes
fear.
Hope - that tenuous concept
that perhaps that which
is feared
will not come to pass,
or that
the cycle wonąt repeat
year after year.
Survival its own steady
course -
an unconscious mechanism
to cope.
And as the rage dispels
emerges that tenuous
concept Hope.
© (jce) 8/11/00
Title provided by TC
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