Hopeful Words

Doused in gold

But nonetheless cold

A world where you

Are expected to grow old

The endless pits

Of double shifts

And the hazardous rhymes

Of these troubled times

A troubled world

Where we'd rather be sleeping

Than having to deal

With the monsters that are creeping

A world where dying

Is better than lying

About who we are

While we watch from afar

Where wars are endlessly fought

For reasons we've long since forgot

Where blood is easy to shed

And we never learn from the dead

A people who cry out in pain

While others just try to stay in their lane

When even reaching one hand out

Could free them from their doubt

We see all the little ways

That our inner demon plays

But don't forget the angel within

That could break us free from the sin

It's easy to get lost

In all of this sauce

But try to keep in mind

It's not the end of the line

Don't just live for tomorrow

Live for next year too

Don't lose your hope

To this chaotic zoo