Amongst you, I walk
Quiet, Alone, and full of rage
Echoes of battles ringing in my ears
The demons I came home with I locked them in a cage
Afraid of what can happen If they break out and play
At night I lay in bed
My head feels like it is splitting in two
Each hemisphere of my brain
Pulling to unravel the dark inside
I wake up with sharp pain In the back of my head
A voice says to me
Come back
Come back to the fight
A part of me never left
A part of me is still fighting
A part of me is forever in the dark
The dark in me
Forever in me
Ayman Kafel is a former US Army combat veteran and current law enforcement officer. He is also the host of Project Sapient, a podcast dedicated to law enforcement and military issues.
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