Clench and unclenched
Your reddened fist
Breathe in and out
Your constricted lungs
Drink and eat
Your growling stomach
Recuperate
From the battle you've fought
The battle
That cuts metal chain links
That stretches hearts
Until it tears
And tears escape
The battle of
Keeping another soul
That finally
(you thought)
Aligns with yours.
Tread on
And find another soul
To fight another battle
Maybe this time
It shall be
Eternal peace
