..~•no longer breathing
our world humming heavy
static opinions crackling
judgments falling like ash—
stuck here to feel
encapsulated in fiery ache
for what my hands cannot heal
caught on a precipice of knowing
ignorance becomes a tempting silence
the weight of truth
forever my home
will the balance tip my scales
does the shelter of my mind outgrow—
the duty i feel to witness
the smothered screaming pain
to feel the burn of a world unraveling?
i cannot turn away
my empathy continues to smolder—
it is this fire that keeps me breathing
my awareness never leaving
that so many no longer are