The Weight of the World (Post Covid and the start of a War)

I refuse to back down, I refuse to break

No matter what the world throws my way

I’ve let it tame me, let it take

A part of my soul, held captive and fake

I refuse to acknowledge, I refuse to accept

That I can do nothing to change and create

I’ve let it bind me, let it stagnate

My passion, my magic, chained to hell’s gate

No more I surrender, no more can I take

It nearly extinguished and put out my flame

My light, my hope, my love, my fate

My fight, my life, my courage, my faith

It has been hard, it has been tough

The past few years, turbulent and rough

The world it changes beyond our control

Fast, unforgiving, it tests our resolve

Please stay with me, do not fall under

The weight that strives to tear and sunder

To break our soul, and break our spirit

Stand tall, stand proud, and never surrender;

Richard Mawby ©