Helplessness...

To stand upon a burnt heath

And see what the war has wrought

To know in your heart that all is lost

That you can do but naught

To watch the pebble plummet down

Tumbling through the air

Speeding toward the crevice floor

And all you can do is, stare

To see a friend breathe his last,

Holding on to your hand,

Remembering saying ‘it will be alright’

Seeing the promise, turn to sand

To watch the green sea, swell and foam

As you struggle to stay afloat

Knowing, the chance of deliverance

Was nothing if not remote

To bear the pain day and night

Of helplessness leeching your soul

Being made to feel in every waking hour

That the world might swallow you whole

Be it in the face of certain defeat,

Or when our hopes meet their end

Helplessness is always a feeling

That’s waiting around the bend

Deep in us all, a realization dawns

We perceive the frailty of our lives

It is then that all our empty bravado

Twist in our sides like knives

Be it when faced with great disasters,

Or a major hurdle we need to jump

Even when crossed in love and hate

Our powerlessness makes us slump

We are helpless in this wide world,

And the universe where it exists

Poor creatures of blood and bones

Our fate has bound our wrists

I feel helpless to just get out of bed,

My fate seems to rule my day

In spite of what I might attempt to do

My actions never have a say

Only in flashes does this gloom withdraw

And I feel the world at my feet

Empowered to do whatever I want

My destiny itself, to cheat

All in all though it’s a dark world I see

For me and the entire human race

We all struggle, weak and feeble

Being consumed by helplessness