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What is this war; should I flee

a desperate plea,

ferocious cries

watered, but a dead tree

 

what is this war with the loud gun

when all I hear is ''run!''

as if there's danger?

when I'm just sitting, unbothered, in the sun

 

what is this darkness when all I see is life

an unknown imagining a fight

who is this villain?

with tantrums; evil yet a might

 

why are buildings burning, people-dead

while I lie on the floor-unsaid

"oh look she doesn't care!"

I do, should I know to go where? oh!

 

the unsaid emotions, the demanding flow

it's all in my head, all, my feelings low

no war, no villain, no fire, no words

I just lay there lifeless, with life, but dead

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