Lost
I’m lost in void
Can’t escape the noise
The thousand voices screaming
The souls of the masses seething
Erase this mind from all recesses of earth
Erase this death, delete this birth
I don’t deserve to live among the dead
I don’t deserve to feed upon the ones who have bled
I’m lost in silence
Can’t stop the violence
A million children crying
The gift of innocence dying
Hate this brittle heart of mine
Hate the love I give, for it is blind
Who has led these flocks astray?
Who has welcomed these sins today?
I’m lost in sin
Aching within
My mind is sobbing and fleeting
As everyone else is left bleeding
Refuse me as I bask in shame
Refuse me, give me all the blame
You don’t have to save me
You can do it—betray me
Copyright © Laura Breidenthal | Year Posted 2012
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