Alison Smith - Fight Is Over, The

How many times will it take
Before we see how brittle we are
Why can we still be quick to take arms
When at home we have so much greater fights.

We have made this world a smaller place
Displaced ourselves from family
What a great hollow is made when
We loose a part of our family

I lay beside you as you waited
For the phonecall from afar
You knew that it was coming
But you still hoped it wouldn't

You lost your mum
As the day dawned
Her life was taken away
You cuddled in close and dreamed

In a darkened room a younger life
Fought galantly for a little more time
But his time had come
His soul had already departed

You always see things come in three
I hope its not this time
Two lives lost a fight today
I dont think I can see another

(* for the two who can only visit in my dreams now... rest in peace...*)
Written January 2007

Alison Smith

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