Black & White

It sometimes feels like your universe,
Family, friends, home and job.
Simply exploding around you,
Solid foundations becoming rubble and dust.
Entrenched in a war zone,
Bombs, bullets, bitches and bile.
Shrapnel, sparks and shock waves,
Impacts from all angles.
When it seems like there's no escape,
No path with which to retreat,
There is always an option.
Look inside yourself.
Relax.
You forget you have yourself,
Your oldest friend.

The sun shines down,
The air and breeze are warm.
Everything is humming in harmony.
The world is happy to have you in it,
You're just as happy to be in it,
Part of the puzzle.
It's the most elaborate jigsaw,
You've just dropped in the last piece,
Relief.
You're content,
The colours are brighter to your eye,
The Strongbow sweeter in your mouth.
"What are you smiling at?".
A reason doesn't present itself,
No reason is required.