why

in a moment

likely not permitted

to contemplate

how one has acquitted 

in intermittent life

so fraught with all these turns

to ruminate

on that for which we burn

a chorus din 

at fading light

to populate

the scenes that we ignite

with music come of blood

and yet we overcome

to obviate

this existential numb

we are the power source

the human heart in need

to mitigate

the world's warring seed

cut it out

pry root from frozen earth

to elevate

that we restore some mirth

and share

as stars across the sky

to propagate

strength to those e'er asking...

why