Why Do They Fight

Why do they fight?
My soul cried in vain
How do I hide my fright?

Sometimes I wish they would bring light
Everyone has embraced pain
Why do they fight?

Many have suffered from sleepless night
afraid to see the soldiers gain
How do I hide my fright?

What can we do, what is our plight?
My heart is broken in twain
Why do they fight?

Just when I ponder if they are right
They lost their heart and brain
How do I hide my fright?

Countless innocents strive with might
Sorrow is filled like a train
Why do they fight?
How do I hide my fright?


Author's note:
A Villanelle is a nineteen-line poem consisting of a very specific rhyming scheme:
aba aba aba aba aba abaa.

The first and the third lines in the first stanza are repeated in alternating order throughout the
poem, and appear together in the last couplet (last two lines).