There's a fire in my heart and
it builds behind my face until
there's nothing left to do
but cry.

Memories rust & tarnish as years
escape through my empty hands.
In the midst of death, life persists.

I am not a warrior. I am not a jester.
I am nothing more than flesh and bone.

I am my father's son, my brother's brother,
and I pray that in the midst of darkness,
light persists.