The Battle - May 20, 2000

Today,
the anger pours in steady waves
as I stand and watch
the words fly.

The fury builds as I watch
the hidden wounds open
and the subtle pain begin.

Your eyes betray your disgust
as I'm sure mine do
and I struggle to muffle
the bitterness
that must exude.

I wonder
is it valour that keeps me
from the rejoinder?

Or is it a recognition
of the futility
to argue against a wall.

And we turn away
with a betrayed face
as I hide once more.

Withdrawing from the battlefield
is a matter of routine.

And my silence is not surrender
but a fact.

And my resolve is not to
answer your set ways
but to remind myself
of my own.

-title by KS