anger beats my brow
with the force of
a thousand fists
shaded light remains
but my consciousness resists

i'm willed not judge
but judgement still persists
and the longer i hold back
the more my mind
insists to condemn

the blinded hand of hatred
clenches once again
the strengthened grip
of fallacy
continues to pretend
the fascist voice of pride
ceases to rescind
the darkest side of me
i wish i could defend

caught in this negative frame
i am trapped by reaction
the bonds of friendship
have become the chains
from which i am restrained

i feel rage within
that i am fighting to contain
but the shackles of this tension
holding strong, remain

screaming
my cries go on unheard
as i struggle to attain
a common ground
slowly i am crushe
in between the words
from my own mouth
wondering
"when will it end?"
i have to fight to stand up
once again i sacrifice
everything that i love

and in the end
nothing remains
because this game
has been played before
there are no winners here
because no one is keeping score