Voices of stone in a chorus of madness Multitude sorrows embedded in bone Confliction entangling efforts towards gladness 'Til the purest of heart still feel all alone Condemning the hopeful to hells of defeat Not so much by another as much as ourselves As hope slowly bleeds to be born self-deceit Choking the hearts of our souls so dispelled Reminding ourselves more of how we have failed us Than any a beauty our lives so possess Becoming the ones who will come back to haunt us When we realize we are the ones we forget