the suddenness
of endings
long echos
repeat
each night
in dreams
of sudden pain
shattering
explosive
blinding dust
bleeding ears
cloudy eyes
leak silent tears
what have i done
to earn this cursed
assignment
to be the one
that must destroy
what love once built
betray the child
that love once loved
and force an end
that will not end
to be the one
who disappears
reforming in
another form
trying
and trying still
but now away
uneasy rest
but stronger still
still me
yet strong
alive and here
and stronger still
and stronger still
which strength commands
a greater strength, rebuilding
and that which died
it was not you
or me
but us
and yet
you live
i live
and stronger still