Perpetual Conflict

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I had hoped for progress

I had hoped for growth

But I woke to more of the same

Each day we wage the same battle

That we fought the day before

We face an unchanging enemy

On an unvarying battlefield

Is this one eternal struggle

Or an uninterrupted series 

Of duplicate conflicts

Commanded by identical leaders

Against ceaseless foes

We troops are exhausted

We warriors are disheartened

We soldiers grow weary 

Of this perpetual conflict

Will it ever end?

 

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