speak

speak before you eat

once more before you sleep

but never before approaching the flames

just as big of a feat

recite it from memory

tell the air your victory

but as you are speaking,

who then is listening?

find someone who cares

don't think too hard, they'll stare.

but when you ask who's there

they'll say he's everywhere.

an eternal fight for afterlife

what's true, what's wrong, and what is right.

for when the lights burn out at night

is he still watching over you?

they tell you not to doubt him

a figure who speaks when you listen

but if i don't want a godly alliance

why should i speak into the silence?

Author's Note

critique all you want. help me improve.