Keeping Faith

The future ahead seems so blackened in cast, And the dark burrows into the dreams of the past, Light for the blind being led by the blind Figures curiously absent, scarcer to find. Left-over feelings emotionally burn On the remnants of hope, and then in return Surf over the memories with nonchalant tide And the signs on all exits read "access denied." Alone and defenceless, at mercy of grief, Precious moments embezzled, time is the thief, Yet humanity's fail-safe kicks in at the brink: There is only so far that a person can sink. We are never alone, for somehow and somewhere Someone else feels the anguish and bothers to care, The resulting instructions remind us remain Keeping faith with the others who feel for our pain.