Extinguished

A flame extinguished With a heart full of anguish No more sparkle in the eye No more tears to cry Living turned dormant Longing made torment Gone the will Fled the ability to fulfill Left forsaken and hollow Absent the voice to follow A flame extinguished All hope relinquished A creature forlorn Too long had it mourned Once did it glisten As all came to listen Once did it radiate and glow Given all the world to grow But somewhere vitality Surrendered to reality A flame extinguished Ambitions vanquished Even Fear packed his things No longer could he bring A feeling of mortality A reprieve of morality Should we pity it Empathize with its forfeit No, this path it chose And this it knows