not even echoes answer and nostalgia lingers
an old friend, holding out til the end
heroes all dead and buried,
imagination and fiction
call back to innocence
everyone's gone, the confusion and anger
the excitement and energy, the shining moments
yet you sit in the dark, trying to rekindle memories
you burned down a long a time ago, and the ashes won't light
it's the strangest thing
when you've no where to turn
you don't look up seeking guidance
or stare downward out of shame and regret
that tired gaze focuses straight ahead
but it's not seeing anything at all