Internal wars

Oh,
wretched faceless thing
gutless are you
to attach yourself to the weak-
the old
the lost
and forgotten
Oh,
horrible mask you wear
that feeds on the destitute
until there is only a shell left
and you-
have taken every last breath from within,
What is it you seek and can never find?
Why is it that everything else may find peace-
but you
Oh,
I banish you from this world
I pray that you disappear forever-
But
deep within,
I know my banishment will never see the light
my prayers will go unanswered,
for you are too strong for me-
and this war,
this war one that I will never win