Mythical Dream

War never feels like a 'once in a lifetime' thing these days.

Photo by Erick Butler on Unsplash

I dream of hope that survives 
beyond the day that it's born.
But I wake up to a world on fire
that expects me to build a fortress
of perseverance on a foundation of smoke.
The only materials I'm given are charred twigs
and a lie that the definition of insanity will change.

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