War is no love

If someone’s at war with themselves

They will either make you wage war against yourself, too

Or you’ll be killed in the battle of the two of you

Your fight for peace won’t make them put their weapons down

If they won’t hoist their own white flag

Of a will to let calmness fill their mind

And let love grow between you

You can’t take the soldier out of him

Only fix his wounds but he’ll bleed again

He’ll be a mess once more

While you’re trying to fix what wasn’t broken by your hands

Maybe not even his

But promise me to carry your heart safely in your own hands

And not give it to a soldier

Who’s willing to die in chaos and neglected pain

You deserve peace, you deserve love

You deserve to have a heart that doesn’t have to be healed

Just because you fell in love

You deserve healing for that broken heart

Then love and warmth to hold it together and allow it to beat loudly

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A snake sheds their skin

Like a butterfly finds its wings

They become a better version of themselves

And so do I