Lonely War
Elderly abuse
Not all wars are fought on blood soaked battlefields
Nor are all fought against foreign invaders or other nations
Many wars are fought in much lonelier, frightening places
On a field of battle with much shakier foundations
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Wars of attrition are battled in our own homes
Against foes much more dangerously insidious
Those whom we love; friends, family, neighbors
Creating havoc, terror, pain to which others are oblivious
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They say a man's home is his castle
His refuge, abode, place of sovereign safety
Yet we cannot evict interlopers worming their way in
Claiming only well meaning intent in words so hasty
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When one is a prisoner in one's own home
Subject to abuse - physical and mental
From those out to oust you, take what's yours
With small but ever growing abuses incremental
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Where is an old man to turn for help
When all claim he's just elderly and confused
When all pleas for assistance and succor
Are by authority out handedly refused
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Locked in a mental prison, unbreakable bars of steel
Made up of stress, anger, fear, and confusion
Tended by those who only wish to take advantage
Hiding, huddling in a single room in total seclusion
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Such a lonely war has taken millions of lives
Turning them to a nightmare lived daily
Suffering invisible wounds, bleeding internally
Locked away, alone, in a cold, damp bailey
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The above was written in reference to recent events experienced by my wife’s 81 year old uncle at the hands of his own nephew. We had to get police involved and get a domestic violence injunction on behalf of her elderly uncle in order to reinstate him in his own home which was being usurped by my bi-polar, sadistic brother-in-law.
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald is a 911 dispatcher of 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp
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Comments (3)
So real and so close! It seem like every family has got one!
This was so devastating but is the sad reality. I've heard of wayyyy too many stories like this. I don't know how people can get so heartless!
This is deep !