Day breaks to a frozen dawn again Woken from dreams of a paradise lost Teeth clenched, face numb Breathe deep as the cold chill fills my lungs Black heart, pale eyes Bleak horizon under nuclear skies Banished to nowhere Pierced by the frigid storm Bitter days before me Forever I shall roam Light seeps through a sky of ash A pale shine, a vital sign Creation persists in the face of calamity Life creeps through a sea of trash Once maligned, now cured of mankind Catastrophe or compulsory tragedy Banished to nowhere Pierced by the frigid storm Bitter days before me Forever I shall roam Shipwrecked on an isle of nothing I drown in a frozen sea Heart stops, lungs collapse Light fades in cathartic serenity Is this a karmic judgement for past immortality? No, it's a second chance A reawakening