Stuck within a cycle of endless tragedy

It's inescapable in all that I see

Drain away all feeling leaving me empty

But for the feelings of grief and despair

Have we grown numb to the sight of suffering?

Are we just detached from true empathy?

Has it been replaced by shallow vanity

In search for an escape from this constant despair?

I long to be set free and feel beyond despair

To feel beyond despair