The day began as a living mausoleum There wasn't one man that could find light or freedom From living like dead men without a reason We needed something to strengthen, not weaken The unborn revelation Of feeling defeated by demons Isn't what we wanted to believe in
We were stiff like statues We didn't want to die not knowing the truth The anguish withdrew The joy and turned into A feeling we never knew Faith popped like a balloon Because hope departed a little too soon
Each of us had one foot in the grave Our souls were dark like caves Our minds were lost in a maze Our hearts began to decay Our veins bursted like grenades There was no way to escape Grief treating us like slaves
i got 1st place in my school's poetry competition last year with this poem so i thought the internet might like it too