Oh people of this Earth

Shrug off your empty shells of indifference

Peel back the faces of mistrust

Crawl out from under the skins of vanity

Where is the soul that resides underneath?

Wake up!

Why must our children suffer the pain of judgement

They say pretty hurts,

But beauty isn't born in pain

We swim in our sins,

But swimming leads to drowning

Where are the dragons and heroes of our childhood?

Where are the dreams from our youth?

Wake up!

We live behind the lights of screens and cities

Built up our walls against the screams and pain

In a world where demons drink the blood of innocents,

Can we not stand up for the souls within? 

~October