Love Turns To Ashes, When The Sunlight Fades Away Poem by Elisha De La Rosa

Delicate roses remain as the my world tears itself apart
I picked them and held them close
But they withered away; slowly died just like my heart
All I can do is stand here and watch as the war rages on in front of me, I have everything to lose, but is there anyone out there to hear me?

My heart was with the family that I wished had remain the same
But now is it just an illusion that is being held together, by salvation with stains
How can one remain strong while being stretched thin?
Is this torment really worth the win?

Why is everything I loved crumbling away from my reach?
Why does it seem that there is nothing to be solved from words that I speak?
Is there really a meaning to home now, with a heavy guilt in my soul?
Is there really somewhere to turn to, without the feeling of ignorance to leave me cold?

I am a witness to too many actions; I am one of the survivors of this pain
I will not watch someone I love fall for some mere gain
I am no longer blind, I opened my eyes
The past was before but a grudge still lies

The roses of this world were was left of my innocence
The light that fed them disappeared and never returned
The clouds hover and gave me a new substance
Acid rain, it is spilling lies, tainting everything.

All I see pouring down is frustration and corruption
It leaves the roses splattered with suffering and agony
Decay, everything I sought precious is turning into deception
Leaving me back to nothing…..

(8/14/12)