waltzing with our words

dancing with temptation we are

together our words hint nothing and suggest everything

the mind is a powerful tool indeed-

these repetitious thoughts abuse my very state of being

again, my heartstrings are ripped every which way

a desperate cry for clarity beckons from the depths of my soul

speak simply and truthfully dear soldier

layman’s terms, if you must

do not disappear into the dark, cold, perilous night

together, let us fight death and conquer life