I sit and ponder on these few lines

The endless battles of life

Battles l can't avoid, but to fight

Battles of compulsion

We are... but in a battlefield

Battles of the mind

Battles of true nationality

Battles of patriotism

Battles that can  either

Liberate and set us Free

Or make us captives and in chains

Battles in families

That cause separation

And yet unite us again

Battles in our spirits

Battles in our consciences

That either opens us

To the pathways and leadings

Of the holy spirit

Or battles in our flesh

That turns us away from

The truth and ushers us

Into falsehood

Daily we fight, oh how we fight

These battles

Leaving the battlefields

As the conquered or the conqueror

Losers or maybe winners

Either way, we come forth

Showing our strength as victors

Or again displaying our weaknesses

As victims

But I urge you all "never give up."

"Fight the good fight."

Battle until your expected end.

By David

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