Unanswered questions ripple muddy waters,
deeper than you know.
It will all fall down around you,
you're just reaping what you sow.

Outraged mind, starlit eyes-
Reflecting these polluted skies.

Propaganda pyres incinerate all hope,
ash falls like rain,
washing away the fear.

Freed from the cycle, I find life renewed,
every atom humming in tune.
Home, but not to rest-
Exploring dark corners,
discovering bright wonders
beyond this illusion.

Burn out the sun, extinguish the light.
It is unnecessary with true sight.
Take each breath in protest,
Exhale negativity and doubt.

You can live forever here.

Unbearable.
Unreal.
Unrelenting.
So cold, it burns.
A kind word, a wistful glance, a warm caress-
Too much to ask.

Strangled.
Starving.
Stillness.
I started a fire, is that enough?
It's hidden inside, and I'm burning up.

Take a look within-
Frozen, dark, and black.
Open wide, let me in,
I'll never let you down again.

Play your wicked games with me.
Are you afraid to lose?
Love as endless as the sea-
Why won't you choose?

Dance with me, I know you're scared-
All that's left to do is die,
So hold me close as we sway.
And in your quiet, careless way,
Drown me with a heavy sigh.

Beneath these broken wings, hidden behind an empty gaze,
A hungry heart and awakened mind, left to wander in this forsaken place, always searching-
Disillusioned and detached, stumbling about in an endless haze.

Waiting for a different time, for things to change, clinging to dreams of pristine life without pain.
Thoughts strewn about in ugly, anxious pieces,
Doubt taking root in broken foundations-
In another life, given another chance, the demons would be slain.

This fog of unanswered questions consumes all.
If only I could find a way out-
I could be free.

The queen of ice and stone burns deep within-
her passion and her strength deemed a foreign sin.
Yearning for her equal, aching and hollow, her dreams forge a path few would dare follow.
Ignite the quiet embers, smoldering at her core; revive her frozen heart at last- she could ask no more.