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All Is Fair in Love and War, But the Grave is the Bench and Death is Our Referee

A Poem

By Lucia BenefortiPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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Schlaf nur selig und süß... im Traum's Paradies (sleep only blessed and sweet... in dream's paradise.)

In this funny place, we live

Amid swirling love and hate

Reaping what we sew

And pretending it's mere fate

A child here

A mother there

Mourning losses with hearts

That are too numb to care

A brother here

A best friend there

Keeping tally by the wayside

When the only rule is that nothing's fair

Suck it up, suck it in

Walls are up but wearing thin

When's it going to be enough?

When do you learn that no one wins?

Go ahead and turn your back

Claim your prize and read your book

Tell the story you've invented

But I dare you to take one look

For every victory cry

Follow many fallen tears

One voided out by the other

Just one second stealing so many years

One loved one stands, and there lies another

Fallen to the dry and broken earth

One tear will be spared, but could you count

The endless tears that follow and tally up their worth?

Satisfied are we?

You have fallen blind to your pride and selfishness

Take your land, steal your gold, drown in your oil

I hope with all it costs, it is all that you wished

But it won't be.

It will all soon come to an end

And so will we, someday.

No matter what you play pretend

Everything you built, everything you seek

And every whim you selfishly fed

All your sacrifices and all their pain

What is it all worth when you're dead?

The prince is buried alongside the pauper

And the queen lies cold beside her maid

Leaving the mess they made to cycle on with the living

Pressed back into their place by the unforgiving grave

sad poetry
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About the Creator

Lucia Beneforti

I am enamored with words in every way. I love new languages, I love music, and I love stories. Most of all, I love when people share their words with me because through them I can glimpse their hearts and souls.

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