No matter what I do or how hard I try.
I can’t seem to gain allies in this fight.

I am running out of strength.

Death tightening its grip.
Squeezing hope out of me drop by drop.

Crushing dreams to powder,
Cast into the earth with hope.
Hope for someone else to live the dreams I lost.

Searching for the white flag.
Wishing for solace,
Begging for the end of crusades.

Dropping my shield to become vulnerable.
Naked and bare in this sorrow.

Carrying the damage and trust,

I raise my white flag and surrender.
Surrender to the chill of winter wind.

Flying free in the cold air,

I have surrendered.
I have forgiven.

And I soar free and high next to my sails.