It seemed so achingly simple
the steps were clear as the brightest day
yet the path was littered with casualties
of a war not yet fought along the way
The future brimmed with hope
of a time to bask in the sweetest freedom
yet the variables became a sniper
that aimed its scope, fired, and it was gone
No one saw the defeat
of all the pure and innocent part
and the collateral damage went unseen,
for the victim was my heart
-Les'Nspired 𖦏
