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All alone on this sad little rock

Fighting the war that’s always been fought

Shivering cold, frost and darkness out there

Fill my head and heart with despair.

People seem cruel, twisted looks on their faces.

Greed sneaks into the tinniest spaces.

Uncertainty reigns, confusion cultivated

Ensuring that individuals can be manipulated.

And I want to scream, but I’m still alone.

Trying to shove titan kings from their thrones.

When hope is gone and all seems lost

Warmth from another’s hand melts the frost.

Grasping me tight to pull me back from the brink

Back into hazy light, my human link

There is no escape from power and corruption

No matter where I go, I will find and cause destruction

Perfection is a fantasy; we’ll never fix it all.

Sometimes I’m empowered, while other times I stall.

But just like choirs with staggered breaths

We all take turns feeling depressed.

Sometimes it’s your turn, sometimes it’s mine

But as one body still higher we climb

Fighting the war that’s always been fought.

Seeking justice and balance where it ought to be sought

 

How beautiful to be part of this community

To lean on each other when trampled by insecurity

To remember that though sometimes we feel alone

That the world just sucks and all our endeavors are blown,

A warm hand toward us will always reach out

Leading us back into light, giving hope, blinding doubt.

 

 

*Inspired by the passion and tears of my classmates

 

-Alicia