"Chaos Calling"

By Lani Hankins

I wonder if you would be disappointed
in me
if you were here.

At the end you were concerned
I would not survive. I did
but peace didn't keep.

Tranquility is not reserved for those
like myself
who require mayhem.

Calm has no place where
chaos has thrived and
pandemonium has dug itself in.

I fear I have struggled
too long now
to accept anything else

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Lani Hankins is a former Army female engagement team member and a veteran of Afghanistan. Follow her here. Listen to the Savage Wonder episode with her here.

She blogs and podcasts at Kruse Corner.

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