Ash and Rubble

Let’s pretend there was a time where life was always easy

where love never became a war,

and hope would never leave me.

What does it look like?

How does it feel

to never be afraid

What I would give to live like that

for just one peace filled day.

My world is ash and rubble

ground into my knees as I crawl 

on the cracked dirt road on my way 

to somewhere better

My world is mercurial

uncertain, ill-defined 

when each day blends into another

I can only think of all I left behind

For a better life…

that’s what they say

For a better life…