In a Dark, Cold and Lifeless World

I sat and wondered
What am I supposed to do?
In a dark and oh so cold world
The beast of darkness surrounds
Tormenting those I found untouchable
Strong enough to fight him off was my very own thought
But there I was wrong

The darkness of pain
The shiver of hopelessness
The aching hearts full of chronic confusion
The world I found so perfect
Is now full of more bitterness than I expected

Yet in this world we are taught how to survive
The means of survival in a world that doesn't desire others
We are taught to fight each battle on our own
As if our human nature forces us to do so

We find ourselves walking down a path so full of destruction
Unsure of just how to get back to where we always thought we would be
Our dreams - gone
Our hopes - vanished
Our life - lifeless

So we push through each day
Unsure of finding a light at the end of the tunnel
Yet knowing it's somehow supposed to exist
In our dark, cold and lifeless world

Silent tears and unanswered prayers
Questions without answers
Hearts breaking in two and then four

When will we see we aren't supposed to do this alone?
When will our world find we are supposed to be a team?
There to encourage, there to love, there to walk with
When will our world find that weakness is not a bad thing?
And frankly admitting to it is a step to a better tomorrow

But in this dark and oh so cold world, can we find that hope?
Can we walk together and find this is not all that it has to be?
Can we find that a better tomorrow is coming?
Can we press on? Form a team? Make it through?
Or must we fight alone
In this dark, cold and lifeless world

*CopyWrongDecember2009