Paean To Sorrow

Welcome to sorrow
We bring you peace in the shape of war
Lots of horror to spice your joy
We bring you hope in calibrated jars of pain
Out of reach and yet so close
So fleeting yet lingering
Like a dream snuffed out in youth
Welcome to sorrow
This is the night of your new trial
Tribulation in a loud voice
Dazzling lights in a scattered sky
And the violence of it all
Brings you to an ecstasy of denial
Elements in improper alignment
And death in the name of freedom
There’ll be no record of this nightmare
Only the harsh reality of lost innocence
And fear that can’t be spoken of
There’ll be no parade for the heroes
The scorching memory of faded dreams
How you lost a war you never even fought
And time stops
Stands still
You fold up
Welcome to sorrow