Impermenance

Life is ephemeral

And all that is good fades so quickly

Like embers from a dying flame

The last wisps of smoke dispersing

They tell a tale of a great fire

That lit the night and drove darkness away

And brought warmth to us, the huddled few

But it was long ago and we are frozen and dead

The secret of beauty is its transience

Of true joy, its briefness

And as fleeting hope faded away

I am still here, watching the decay

The maggots of my soul

They feast on the rotten flesh

Of all I ever dared to hope

And the joys of untattered dreams

Damn this place

Damn the memories and the smiles

Is it really better to have had and lost?

Damn those lies.

Never Here

I was never here

The footsteps on the muddy earth

Washed away in silence

And the echo of my last breath

Faded in quiescence

The footsteps on the white snow

Melted away

And the smells and the sights and the scars

All gone so solemnly

All gone

And I was never really here

And the memories and feelings

Were but dreams

That scattered away

Like the ashes that were my life

Let It

The skies weep

For what could have been

And the heavens roar in rage

For that which will never be

All hope is gone from the face of this wretches earth

And only dread remains

And I

I am still here

The rivers of sorrow carry my charred remains

To the great bitter sea

Where I will rest

Perhaps.

A great storm has come and past

And the crows feast on the carrion

Of everything that could have been

But will never be.

The great fire will consume us all

Let it come

Let it come!

Look

Force yourself to smile

And nod to them

And be friendly and be polite and be respectful

Look at what they've done to you

And then they'll say you're a good man

And they'll say you're a good friend

And you'll be one of them... Almost

Look at what they've done

but the beast is growing hungrier inside

And the bars are getting rusty

How much longer will the cage of lies hold?

Look at what they've done and see

All the dreams and hopes lay shattered

They all burnt to ashes when you learned the true

There's nothing here for you, no one has your back

Look and see what has become

You've come face to face with the raging beast

The prison collapsed and with it

The hollow form of a man that you've become

Look now and see what is going to happen

Just look