Never Given The most empty time, that which roils and turns with false feelings Just dread and darkness linger on the horizon, someone should not struggle if the end does not have meaning But the struggle to remain afloat stands as a testament on the heart A burden that will not be forgotten or so easily carried Like weight, it doubles and can triple in an instant Sacred as the thoughts of wanting to forget, perhaps to limit the flow A drag towards the center of a whorl, which leads past the event horizon of a fate Something that is ill that must be staved off and ignored, burned into a mind Etched and dragged into the darkness where it would smother one Until the light shines down and break the whorl, freeing the soul tattered within This is the very test of words that exist in a place, like a demand that must be met Lack of work or perhaps choice of work should be pushed harder Because of a demand that must be met, this is the idea that is pushed Perhaps one that shall be etched into the bones or perhaps a tombstone of value It is a thing worth the struggle, perhaps something that can be made of an event Partway down the path, unbroken is a place where a better outlook awaits.