06 / Societal Collapse
Night Air Ceiling
Forgotten hour before the gray spill Lock clicks sharp, windowsill chill Mouths hush secrets, silence wears thin Bleak dawn waits for what's within Rain soaks brick, shadow pools in seams No one wakes before broken dreams Empty kitchen, rusted knives asleep Thin arms trembling, no words to keep Childhood splintered before the dawn Ice in the air, warmth long gone Stealing comfort from a tattered bed Breath caught short by something unsaid Walls thin as secrets, leaking cold Nights drew stories never told Worn-out voices fracture hope Hands gripped tight just to cope Shadows linger, silent halls awake Windows cracked with the weight they take Early hunger in the marrow deep Dust collects where the mothers weep made me whole Lights flicker under scarred skin Memory stains where hope's worn thin Bitter morning, borrowed coat Raised on scraps, carved a scarred oath Shadows silent in steel gray beds Sleep half-fought, hunger fed Broken rhythm, restless feet Ghosts parade down empty streets Frozen pavement stains old scars Hearts thump like battered cars Still the waiting, still the grind Still the cold pressed in my mind Never golden, never clean Truth grown wild and lean Name a number, take the fall Still breathing, after all Long waits, slow healing Cold dawn revealing Scars counted on weathered skin Still standing where loss begins Broken cycles, turning slow Rooted deep, nowhere to go Frost on lips, old whispers bite Hardened souls in sleepless night Treading paths carved in bone Memory chills, turned to stone Ash-streaked faces meet the dawn Cold eyes waiting, hope withdrawn Grinding teeth through bitter sound Feet returning, circle round Long waits, slow healing Cold dawn revealing Shadowed ceilings Ash settling, years untouched Winter breath in cracked lungs clutched Tide of silence, gnawing frost Weight of living, measure the cost Staring skyward through broken glass Names forgotten, futures passed Gravity pulls, roots hold tight Another morning without a fight Stripped of promise, built on scars Kept alive by borrowed stars Keening wind in hollow street Thin resolve beneath my feet Face the hunger, face the dawn Mark the shame and carry on Frozen hope won't let me yield Bitten faith becomes my shield Night scars, days fading Strength remaining Stone settle, silence deep Rust in veins where secrets sleep Lost the youth that never bloomed Ash and shadow, heart consumed Names forgotten, roads erased Written off in empty space Steel-eyed hunger, pulse grown cold Every promise turned to mold Heavy hours, dragging weight Stepping through a broken gate Clutch the ache that dulls the sound Memory, a burial ground No forgiveness, no release Gnawing dark, a shadow feast Still the knuckles, scar to bone Faceless moving, always alone Bare souls, gloom stealing Night air ceilingBack to Homeless and Hopeless