Three AM

Three AM                    5/19/2016

It drags on

And it drags us down

The monotony of falsehood

In everything

And everywhere. 

A gigantic theater

Where we all live

And pretend

The darkness is light

And right is wrong. 

We keep on going

Like we have forever

But no one has forever

And most of all

Neither you or me. 

Every day it gets bigger

And every day we fall a little more

Deeper and deeper

Inside of ourselves. 

Hiding in the shadows

We hope against hope

That someone else will act

And someone else will stand.

Shutting our ears

And shutting our mouths

As the few who do

Are punished

And exiled.

Many sleep

And so also did I

Losing everything

In the blink of an eye. 

One minute safe

And the next savaged

Forever changed

And wounded. 

Now more than ever

Heed the call

The feeling welling up

And begging you to look.

Fear not

The unthinkable

And tremble not

When confronted.

But be prepared

To act

Protecting yourself

And others. 

Finding the words

From the spirit

The mouth of God

Given to all.

Look twice

And avoid the trap

Acting soon

Without regret.

Lest you like many

Live in their dreams

Trading away eternity

For a few minutes more. 

Love is here

Right now

A choice and not a feeling

Earned every day

And given for free.