Issues

Are they issues or tissues, easily cast aside?
A quest for peace, put to rest, yet can't subside.
In annoying engagements, best pursuits take a seat,
As issues assume prominence, like a camel at our feet.

They displace our persona, a constant, nagging test,
A trial by fire, where taking control is the quest.
A lifetime spent settling them, a never-ending plight,
Leaves us searching for calm, in the dark of night.

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