Struggle

of course I struggle 

I wish to keep my eyes away 

but sadness pulls me in

I hear them screaming you know?

I'm bleeding inside 

I try hard to keep my ears shut

but darkness catches me

where's the light that once shone on our youthful faces?

that light of hope and promises

you can run away from the place

but you can't run away from the people

who are left there to suffer, to die

voiceless and powerless

did I abandon them?

of course I struggle