War of the heart

War of the heart

There is a war of the heart
There is a war of the mind
Be ready my friends
The war is already here
You have to be strong
To make it in this world
We are constantly assaulted 
Bombarded by the war
That goes on day by day
We must shield our hearts
So that we can still love
We must shield our minds
So they don't get taken over
By negative thoughts
And negative deeds
Acting out hatred toward others
Falling into the rat race
Getting stuck in the grind
We must protect ourselves
At all cost
If we don't 
We will get lost 
Lost in a world
That teaches us we are separate
We are not whole
We have to play the game
To keep ourselves alive
That tells us we have
to give up ourselves
To ultimately win

Reviews

[外人 (Gaiji..]

I'm happy to see sharing positive messages is part of your style, even when you talk about negative facts, the use of "war" to say "internal conflict" makes it very vivid in the reader's mind; great choise :)
Great poem :)

[Ahmad Cox]

Thank you. I like to know my poems can have a positive effect on people.

[J. Write]

You were right, I love this, carries the same message of the war of the mind. You expressed it well. Well done!

[Mia]

This is amazing; I love the fighting spirit of this poem. There is so much wisdom in it. What a treasure I stumbled upon :)
"We must shield our hearts
So that we can still love
We must shield our minds
So they don't get taken over
By negative thoughts
And negative deeds"

[Ahmad Cox]

It makes me happy to know you were able to gain something positive from my poem.

[Steven Cash]

Yes great job

[Ahmad Cox]

Thank you

[Amanda]

I can relate, great job as usual :)

[Ahmad Cox]

Thank you. Likewise I can always say the same thing about you. I liked the poem request you sent to me as well.

[Amanda]

Thank you :)

[Ahmad Cox]

I always appreciate when you send me your read requests and the fact that you consistently reply to mine :)