Timeless tussle

Bitter voices hurl
bitter words
Flinging daggers
of accusation
that shear the soul
Old fights turned into
new ammunition
For verbal guns
to fire insults
in staccato bursts
puncturing the heart
Dim memories
of past conflicts
yield fresh kindling
for us to burn in
flames of angry
recriminations
Ripping apart
faded scars
Laying bare wounds
that never healed
Ancient grievances
rise up
Like ghosts
from the graves
of unresolved
differences
Spiralling out of control
we fight to the death
resting only when
our ashes mingle
in agreement,
we are
silent
at last


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