Internal Conflict
Battle weary and scarred Yet neither side retreats Surrender off the table Warring sides of lovers Ugly and vicious Fighting for life For dignity For children For peace that never comes because there is no winner in a conflict of emotions Lawyers will ultimately award the prize of lost dreams Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Bjorn is hosting D'Verse Poets Pub tonight and has prompted us with 'War" Image by Iván Tamás from Pixabay
A war that we have all experienced!
The war within a household can absolutely be devastating. Divorce is far too often a war that gets out of control. Your last 4 lines indicate the only winners in a divorce….the lawyers with their hefty fees.
So true Lillian. The only winners are those who collect 😕
And the attorneys get extremely wealthy over these impasses. Sometimes these divorce cases go on for years AFTER the divorce is final, where one or both parents use their children and custody arrangements as ways to harass. Of course the kids are caught in the middle and are harmed…
Yes, isn’t it so sad. It’s a whole different kind of war, but it’s still a war. 😢
Such a war can be as lethal as any battlefield… and even though they say that the winner takes it all, I believe there are no winners in war like this (actually I think that wars cannot be won, the winner is the one losing the least)
How true a statement is that. Yes! “The winner is the one losing the least” It’s incredibly sad.
A battle of another kind, damaging, life altering ….. as all wars are. Nice writing.
Thank you Helen. Yes, a battle of another kind. This is true.
A most heart-wrenching kind of conflict I believe 🙁 “Lost dreams,” are all that remain afterwards.
Thank Sanaa 🥰
Internal & domestic warfare can be the worst & is certainly experienced (directly) by far more people than there have ever been soldiers on a field. Awesome analysis, CB.
Yes indeed it is Ron. All wars can destroy the mind and soul. Thanks for reading ☺️
You have summed it up so very well, Christine! I think this line says it all…
because there is
no winner
in a conflict
of emotions
It’s like the 100 years war! Lol. Thanks Frank ☺️
A truly heartbreaking type of conflict for all those involved (except maybe the lawyers!)
Oh yes, indeed! Thanks Ingrid ☺️
Good interpretation of the prompt. Military war isn’t something most of us have any direct knowledge of, but many more will have seen the consequences of emotional battles.
Thanks Jane. You are right. I could not follow the prompt and do it justice unless I was enacting a movie or reading a book.
Christine, the narrow shape of your poem made me think of the trajectory of a bullet, or perhaps a sword blade…
Yours,
David
Yes Ben. I had not thought of that. Halting words usually have no structure or sentence, they are just raw emotions and therefore could be symbolized as a weapon. ☺️
Well written Christine. There are many types of war.
Thanks Rob. For many it is a never ending war.
The fight begins, and there is no one else around to ring the ‘bell’ to signify the fight is over… and the white towel is only used to wipe up the left-over blood…..
https://youtu.be/GY4-NawPgbs
Oh my gosh Ivor, your words are so poetic. You should have written this poem! Isn’t it the truth though? When is this kind of war over?
Thanks, I enjoy commenting with my little anecdotes, I think the process is good for own writings…
Yes I agree with you. The more we all talk and share, the more creative we can be ☺️
Here’s a collection of my comments…
https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2021/02/03/in-pieces/
Reality written in poignant words
Thank you, as always, Sadje ☺️
You’re welcome