Peace Treaty

By Sean Mc Shane


Dear Other-me, 
within my inner shadow you live
I'd like a moment of your mind,
which I don't really want to give . . . 

Anyway - how's it going - dumb question, you know all too well,
because here I am again, bloody battered and half dead in this hell

we just had another worthless battle, I know you didn't forget
I was on your mark and you were just getting set

can ya still smell the wet ash, from your fires and my tears ?
how it followed us thru the holidays and past new year's

it was brutally sadistic, your pursuit runs far too deep
I can't even hide from you, in some nightmare sleep

and here we are yet again, preparing to battle once more
I will defeat you as always, but I know I'll never win this war

I finally realized . . . I'm just too old . . .
I'm far beyond tired . . . and everything is so cold . . .

But You . . .  You never age . . . you never ever tire . . .
You are relentless . . . with this self destructive desire . . .

You come out of nowhere, you run - hit - and hide
leaving me to scramble to save what has already died

or you trick my broken mind, confusing me with good intent
then I deliver it and realize, it was something you had sent

how ironic - sad really, that I love you still
You are a big part of me, but what I love - you kill

I look like a fool, to the ones I love so much
the Ones you will drive away, but it's me who loses touch

So . . . this war has got to stop, we've been waging it since seven
All good things - right ?  But not all good things can go to heaven

you did your job, you'll be rewarded in some hell
but I'm not the One who's going to be sharing your cell

I wish I could see your face, but it would mean nothing
I know you see mine now, and you know I'm not bluffing

sometimes the Righteous do fall,
just to end an endless fight
and to be rid of you finally,
is worth walking alone, forever, in Never's Black Light  . . . 

. . . .

" Ey Mr. Righteous . . . this Peace treaty has blood all over it . . . "

" Ever seen one that didn't ? . . . "




























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Copyright 2013 Sean Mc Shane
Published on Thursday, February 21, 2013.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

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  • Nehema On Saturday, February 23, 2013, Nehema (962)By person wrote:

    We all do battle with ourselves, our egoic minds... I related personally with much of this piece, I retain hope that one day I can shut off the voice that my mind seems to believe is needed for survival. Hard to decipher the meaning of its purpose - XXOO Scholar

  • Sean Mc Shane On Saturday, February 23, 2013, Sean Mc Shane (615)By person wrote:

    Thanks Robyn, yeah that voice just never shuts up does it. You can on ignore it for so long. Thanks again. Til next time -

  • dwells On Friday, February 22, 2013, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Those who soar highest, fall hardest (just read something similar in a Corinthian poem). Hoping that this was cathartic and you can now turn around in the saddle and dig those spurs in deeply!

  • Sean Mc Shane On Saturday, February 23, 2013, Sean Mc Shane (615)By person wrote:

    Thanks dwells, and I totally agree. And I think based on recent comments you'd like to see the return of Cactus Clete Mc Gunns from Good Ole Days. I may have to work on that one. Thanks again. Later -

  • FadedBlues On Thursday, February 21, 2013, FadedBlues (2172)By person wrote:

    ...it's a recurring argument, & you don't need a mirror to do it. live together, die together...

  • Sean Mc Shane On Saturday, February 23, 2013, Sean Mc Shane (615)By person wrote:

    Thanks FB, you're absolutely right, this conversation takes many forms. Thanks again. Later -

  • Devilish On Thursday, February 21, 2013, Devilish (2662)By person wrote:

    OMG i fucking love this. damn sean. your amazing and raw candor chills my bones and i love that about you . i had no idea what to expect from the title. you never fail me.. hell yeah,.. Scholar

  • Sean Mc Shane On Saturday, February 23, 2013, Sean Mc Shane (615)By person wrote:

    Thanks Dev, always keep 'em guessing. Glad you liked it. Cool. Til next time -


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