An Answer

The walls have caved in

I’m all alone

I’m on my own

The dust is thick

Hard to breathe 

The weight is pushing me down

Every second I’m in this hole

What do I do

I know there’s no one coming

I can give up

Lie here

Until

My lungs

My organs

My bones

Are done

Trying to sustain me

Or can I fight

What is there to latch onto 

Will the air become clear

Will I be able to move

Just an inch at a time

Do I fight 

Do I give in

Is this the fate I have been designated 

Or is there more

A light pulls me

Do I go

I go…

It is either

The light of the end

Or a new hope for tomorrow 

It is an answer