You Were the War in My Heart

A cycle of poems «Your Love Was My Siege Weapon»

Lightning split the midnight dark,
Battle cries that left their mark,
Every scar a silent part -
You were the war in my heart.

Echoes ring where peace should be,
Chains of memory binding me.

You were the war in my heart,
Blades of love that tore apart,
Raging fire from the start,
Left me bleeding, playing the part -
You were the war in my heart.

Shields of hope I held so high,
Crumbled fast with every lie,
Promises that made me try,
Yet every truth would soon belie.

Echoes ring where peace should be,
Chains of memory binding me.

You were the war in my heart,
Blades of love that tore apart,
Raging fire from the start,
Left me bleeding, playing the part -
You were the war in my heart.

Armored words and battered trust,
Dreams dissolved but fight I must,
Ashes fall and steel to rust,
Still your shadow haunts each gust.

If I could choose to fight anew,
Would I change the path I drew?
Or stand again and break right through -
The war inside, because of you?

Quiet now, the battle’s ceased,
On empty fields, I’ve found release,
Yet in my chest, I feel the start -
Still you’re the war in my heart.