battlefields

after the assorted body parts are gathered, counted, sorted, characterized, analyzed and loosely identified

the remains are given a brief precursory rite of recognition and sent hail mary, to their final point of disembarkation like any other parcel sent along

on their way

what has been gathered of this are not principalities, just philosophies

in mirror+images whose parallels

invite not+so polite criticism

in the coffee shops and bars where+ever people gather these days becoming ripe conversation,

for comparison by hindsight

where real battlefields should be fought

celebrating the joys and the hardships of life together rather than

pitting teams of like minded individuals against one another,

when will we ever learn

to choose better wars to fight

in battlefields

within our minds,

instead

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