To Whom it May Concern

It's so great to see

You rise up from the ashes

Spread your wings and fly

Soar over the ruins

You claim to have had no part in

Attempt to make yourself great

Jam a few more into jars

Take them with you

To this heaven you wish to

Create a cloud of revived beliefs

Set in peace of mind

 

So glad to see you well

Cast aside your demons

Invite others in

And lock others out

 

Not to pull your halo down

Around your neck

Force you to the ground

Your Majesty

Holier then I

 

But, I'm really very curious

How you intent to make amends

For the demons you refuse to see

Ones which you created

Within those you left alone

Burning in those ruins below you

 While you ignored the smoke and smiled

Ignored each warning given

And can't figure out why

 

Why are we so distant?

While I fight demons

You can't see...won't see...

Won't acknowledge

 

So glad to see you 

Reborn before us all

Saying, once more, you're changing

Fixing it all, bringing us along

Trying to force and pull 

Things to good to be true

Since they aren't 

But you follow them blindly anyways

 

Peddle your beliefs 

Ignore the halo slipping

As they convince you it's alright

 

It's hard not to feel cast aside

When the alarms rang so long

And you chose to do nothing

Verbal warnings from others 

Ignored as delusions

While you applauded your favorites

Those who followed your desired

Filled the molds you made

And, far to late, you noticed others

 

High on your new cloud 

Giving new old sermons

Crafting your new halo 

Blinding yourself to shadows setting in 

Around those you claimed to care for 

With your own artificial glow

 

Pay no mind to those left 

So below you, you can't bother to hear

Push and force your choices

Onto those near

Anyone 

Claim their best interests

Insist you know what's good 

All this, for your new old world

 

So glad to see you there

Truly, it is

Glorious, as my world burns

And yet, you...

So safe and guiltless

Even if I could make you see 

Claim ignorance

And claim innocence

 

Pay no mind to the shadows 

Pay no mind to the devils

Claim care and compassion, still

Show otherwise

With no regard to the smoke 

No regard for the alarms 

And you wait, smiling

For what?

 

I can't be bitter

It's been so long 

You believe you're innocent

Guiltless

For these demons

Favoring a tone to push away

So I fight alone 

You won't enter the fray

Built walls to keep you at bay

A safe distance away

 

I'm not angry

I'm just tired 

You'll always be this way

It's how you're wired

 

Now I'm stuck

With "It's better then I had"

As though that makes it okay

As though that makes them go away 

Leave ashes in your wake

Below your ever growing shadow 

The walls that you built...

 

You'll believe you're guiltless 

There's no point in arguing

There's no point to continue

Even when I reach out

Only pointless babble

I'm just so...tired...

 

Did you ever notice?

Don't bother

I'll go back to sleep

 

Lay down my head

Ignore the halo round your neck 

Like you ignored the rabble

Like you ignored the demons 

The shadows 

The smoke 

The ever raging fires

Keep my head down 

Go back to sleep

 

Pretend it's fine

Step away from the ruins 

Watch the feathers fall

Dropping to our level

Poisons fizzling them out 

Pay your ramblings no mind 

Follow your lead

Just ignore the smoke

And smile