Conflict

Sometimes in life we face a cause
where none will ever win.
What ere the outcome, both sides lose;
no victor stands within.

Yet, still it becomes incombent,
to fight the good fight strong;
for wrongs readily accepted,
to each of us, belong.

It’s easier to surrender,
to silently accept the loss;
but life isn’t always easy,
someone pays the cost.

When each is right, and each is wrong,
the outcome is assured.
For none can win, and both will lose;
this battle, long endured.

And when at last the battle’s o-er,
the results are bittersweet;
for very often, victory,
comes mingled with defeat.