waking up on the front lines

I hate that we are

what we are;

tell them

that he remained

true to the cause

right up till

the very end,

in spite of great

torture and torment

on the part of the enemy,

that he was a loyal

and faithful soldier

through it all,

despite deep personal

and philosophical

differences;

and so the damage

is done,

this war

does take its toll

on both the

living and the

dead;

sometimes the greatest

battle of them all,

is just waking up

in the morning,

knowing that

it is waiting right

where it left off;

sometimes living

is the hardest option

of them all;

but sometimes

that is all

there is.

.

.