A sadness that never ends

A sadness that never ends

Seems to extend as deep as an ocean

Beneath, all around and in front of me

And at times this wall of water

Is like a dead weight upon my chest

I am trying to push through

My body is a sea of fire that is burning

With the bodies of those who went before

Who never got free

Threatening to drown me

I look to the world and wonder how

It came to this

Who stole all the joy away

And left just this ocean

Extending so far into the distance

Erasing even the horizon

And as I watch the sun set

And darkness comes

I know that night may only last so long

Even if when it is dark

It seems as though

All the light has been

Totally stolen away

Endlessly