MadVerse Prompt:along the way, endless search, redemption's price, uplifted only to fall

we are told you can do anything you can be anything

just work hard, dream big, and reach for the stars

uplifted only to fall when slammed against the wall

one arm against our throat

and we whimper as he whispers

it's your fault

and... we believe...

because we got lost along the way

redemption's price too high to pay

the aftermath an endless search

for who we thought we were

and who we are

the next day

I am distraught
I sought sense and saw the lights flicker in the sky
and I knew a piece of peace
but now I cease to understand
as the sun rises to shine on a land
that seems no more benign and I am
tired and afraid at the hate and rage
that permeates this age
I cannot comprehend why some cannot be a friend
to those of different gender, race, creed, religion
how can you hate someone
just for loving
just for living
I try and try but hard to find my empathy
for those who bemoan the intellect
who deliberately choose not to see
that this country is best
not you against me
but striving together
as we
(we, the people
not a mob)
well done despair
you've won, good job