No Light

As I stand amidst this fire, burning alive

From this guilt and this shame

And yet I have done nothing

But slowly feed myself to the flames.

It feels too late to try and find beauty in this flesh of mine

I have no faith in dreams, belief in anything.

As the hours and the days go by,

I reach out for a hope that never comes.

Now the love that once was shared has been washed up on

The shorelines of torn sons and daughters.

This is a natural disaster.

Gasping for every breath of air,

It has all become so clear to me.

This pain is real, this fear is all too real.