On the Eve of a Peaceful Dawn

Lay these memories of a flashbang lit night gleaming in the backdrop to rest I walked a complicated path with you for so many bitterly conflicted years My mind is tired, so tired, and weary of the future if I cling to something already gone My sadness turned to anger, and back to hollowness in this cyclical whirlwind of emotions Let me finally release the burden of this day, these memories, this conflict Nobody won and nobody needs to lose anymore with the mortar’s last hot glow afoot Bow and bid farewell, as I no longer wish to be unwell, or under a spell to dwell on my personal hell Wake up tomorrow and keep the memory etched in stone but don’t let it stretch you thin Don’t lose who you are, don’t pretend, just practice acknowledgement and let progress begin