What Is Life

The world looks so much different now, Different without the fake happiness that is all a delusion What is life? Here lies my conclusion. In the beginning it was shiny and bright now shades of darkness smother the night. No candles flicker a trace of light Here in silence sits the scars of which I write Scars that span an entire life. Whispers of struggle, sadness, and pain Of all the words that were spoken, only bitterness remains The voices and memories no longer let me sleep Worries and nightmares that make me shiver and weep What is life? The taking and breaking of all you hold dear The destruction, death, disease, and fear Life and it’s meaning is simple at best You live and you die and suffer the rest. What once sounded sweet now seems cruel and loud What once meant everything, means nothing now So here I wait for the end not knowing when or how.