Deafening screech from grinding teeth

Last resorts all drained

Exceeding endurance

Grasping for the ghosts

Of what once was worth pursuing

Delusional hope that gods

Will deal the cards again

Same slumbers repeat

Eroding the ego

Multitude of scenarios

With congenial outcome

Let the mountains collapse

Let the oceans drain

Let the stars align to start anew

Deafening screech of raptured teeth

The remnants of purpose

The ruin of will

Leftover ardor fractured into splinters