If we should fall...

Evils once contained

Have broken free of their prison

And fascism, cruelty

Are ascendant, have risen

In mythology, heroes

Kept their darkness at bay

But reality's crueler

Complacency created these days

Apathy, selfishness

Allow this darkness to rise

When faced with these truths

We avert our damned eyes

This age of free will

Will soon be eclipsed

Our right abrogated

These freedoms eclipsed

But hope is not lost

If light's defenders stay true

Speak truth to these tyrants

Fight to contain evil anew

So pick up your weapons

And prepare powerful words

Refuse to stay quiet

Demand to be heard

I'll channel my power

I'll sharpen my nails

And I'll stand by your side

Together we may prevail

But if this is our doom

And we are destined to fall

Let us do it together

Heeding destiny's call.

#writing #poetry