The Conflict Cascade FX

Tempers flare lightning across darkened skies

that know inner workings of comprehensive destruction.

Sighs deep long,

sporadic and unpredictable as rolling thunder

cascade eerie silences from a breathing existence

waiting on cliff edges.

Every muscle tensed for crashes

we know are coming

as charges build and ions exchange

and all negotiation for calm seems forever lost.

Is science telling us that conflict is inevitable?

Such answers do not intrigue.

What matters to me is reconciliation.

A bond strengthened after discord.

More clarity and awareness about direction of travel

so that sometimes,

we can take separate cars.

More opportunities for foresight because

shouldn’t we be growing from this—as in getting better?

I have insatiable yearning for you and I

without our hidden barbs

inflicting poisonous damage and near imperceptible flinching.

No one wins

when a cyclone trail of destruction and death

appears post heated discussion,

post virulent argument,

post all-consuming combative rage.

I acknowledge that I am broken and you are tired

and we are mirrors for each other.

Craving dominance in our deficiency while

balancing desperation for the serene.

But we can step back

and wait awhile.

Having frustration

yet still having feelings

that don’t last forever.

Believing

we have faith in the ultimate.

Our future

with an end to endless fighting.

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