A Peculiar War Poem by Paul Reed

It is a peculiar war to wage
One related in some ways to age
But against a foe without a form
Nothing to measure against the norm
One that undermines your being
Invisible and unseeing
It gnaws away at your self belief
Leaving you wrapped up in grief
All normaltity becomes suspended
And ordinary life is upended
All you want is to be you again
To calmly walk in the sun and rain
To get back to what you were before
But your fears increase even more
It needs incredible strength of mind
The shackes to unravel and unbind
It doesnt happen in a day
Or take a month to go away
Because within you is planted a seed
Of self doubt that won't recede
But win the war you absolutely must
Before your being is turned to dust