Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Haven for a While

A soldier sent to fight their war,

I'm a pawn in their power deal.

Pain and suffering 'round me more,

I need to escape from this real.

So certain connections I make

That certainly they don't condone.

But I do so for my own sake,

To find a haven all my own.

The drones and missiles all around.

They try but can't protect me, so

With drugs and booze I'm haven bound.

Out of this real hell I can go.

A fun fantasy world I find

In my substance mood altered mind.