Pillar
Pillar
Destined for the darkness, as tears no longer fall.
I pray that I remember, your face after you fall.
Fight me, beat me, break me, I beg you, do your worst
As I sit here still while typing, I can’t help but feeling cursed.
I felt you on that highway, over-burdened and alone
My soul screamed out in silence, but you had never known
Like a pillar I am standing, while forced to watch you crawl
We fought in this together, but only you have paid the toll.
The lives that you watched vanish, Right before your eyes.
I heard the same assurances; we both knew they were lies
They said it will get better, they said that help would come
Yet standing here in chaos, we are the only ones
Alone on this field of pain, demanding more with less
We are the only ones that truly care, that we gave it all our best
If my calling is to linger, I’ll gladly take it all
Though my burdens they keep piling on, I will not let you fall.
If my hardship helps but one, then gladly I’ll ignore
the pain of holding up the ceiling, while they make it to the door
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