Escape.

Run for your lives, children,
Run as fast as you possibly can,
Look not away from the horizon,
Just run, children, run.

Do not stop to catch your breath,
Lest they shall catch up with you,
With your burning lungs and aching heels,
Just run, children, run.

Think not of the whips they wield,
Nor of the chains that held you,
Leaving behind the demons of your mind,
Just run, children, run.

Run, for there awaits you a better life,
Bereft of the torments of this day,
Toward the fresh start that you've been dreaming of,
Just run, children, run.

Do not let fear win you over,
For helpless you shall be if you do,
Do not think, do not yield,
Just run, children, run.

With every passing mile beneath your feet,
And every flutter of your beating heart,
For a life that will surpass your most beatific dream,
Just run, children, run.

Rulers of the Skies

He glided his way to the endless horizon,
He paled and began to fade away,
The birds flocked to look at his retreat,
His departure signaled the end of the day.

They loved his strength, so fierce and bright,
Strong enough to make them look away from his light,
But even as that blaze turned to a mild glow,
They loved his glorious, royal closing show.

They watched him sink as the moments went by,
His heat in hues of red and vermilion and wine,
The satin of his robe of blue and gray,
To the Queen of the skies, then gave way.

She crept slowly upon silent space,
With an unyielding, unwavering gaze,
She bid him a fond farewell,
The skies were now hers to dwell.

The birds now felt sheltered from harm,
They scattered away in a peaceful calm,
The Queen of the skies was their guardian,
They could now slip into a blissful oblivion.

Her cloak was cold, yet supple as silk,
Studded with stars was her regal quilt,
As she watched the birds close their eyes and doze,
She smiled and thus, a silver crescent rose.
.

Nothingness.

It's a vast expanse of land and ocean,
Infested with plants, beasts and men,
Surrounded by a canopy of nothingness,
Nothingness that they inhale and exhale.

Nothingness that they cannot see,
Nothingness that they think they feel,
Nothingness that resides in their heart,
Nothingness that tears them apart.

Nothingness that fills their lungs,
Nothingness that makes them believe they're alive,
Nothingness that they know nothing of,
Nothingness that they need to survive,

Nothingness that they know they are,
Nothingness that they can see by far,
Nothingness that they read in their eyes,
Nothingness in which they hide, they disguise.

Nothingness that their fingers can touch,
Nothingness that their minds cannot know,
Nothingness that blinds them all,
Nothingness that is as real as they are.