War

At times,
I do feel like 
those women in history 
who were waiting
for their men
to return 
from the battlefront, 
except for the fact,
that I don't need to learn
how to shoot with a gun 
or struggle with a knife
while you are at war 
with yourself.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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