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War

S.E. Bourne

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I could not war with them

Though the devastation of what transpired has wounded me nonetheless

They would mock

Say I am a bleeding heart

A sensitive

A fool

A chicken

So many arrows shot at me

Near death 4 times on their watch

Tokens were tossed at my feet

But no shaman was called

No prayers or spells cast

Not a guardian among them

The world that I can’t let go of didn’t even exist

It was always a hostile planet

Beautiful but no oxygen to spare

I am still alive

Still alive

I am still here

I have to let it pass

It is a great gift I can even mourn this hard

Decades in contemplation

Not many have the luxury or the curse

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S.E. Bourne

“If this is all I get, I will take it.” *S.E. Bourne