We held so much promise in our youth
Believing that together, we could change the world
It was a time before the darkness had settled into both of our bones.
Before pain had found a home inside our chests.
We were just two people searching for something more
Some grander purpose.

It wasn’t until much later,
With the consequences of the years that followed on our shoulders
That we realised,
Instead of changing the world
We lit a match
And watched it burn

All alone,
in the dark
she sought out a flame,
making the world burn
just so she could feel warmth again.

Darkness has settled over this land, as black as night, blanketing the world below.

It creeps its way into every household, filling rooms with emptiness.

The silence between the dawn and day is suffocating,
a reminder of the loss we have all suffered.

The rising of the sun will bring with it new horrors….
but for now, it is quiet.

A child is not meant to outlive both their parents
by the age of 21
A child is not meant to grow up
with no family at all

Now that it is all over, what am I supposed to do?
How am I supposed to forgive myself?
For my hands are dripping with blood
And it stains everything I touch.