A Future Lying Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Into the darkness, evil forges it's path to
unsuspecting people, trying hard to live
their lives without too much strife.

Countless times, begun anew in different ways,
people step out and find their way, looking
ahead to the future, finally seeing some light
shining, holding out hope for them.

Just reaching it, reaching out to grasp some
of it for themselves, suddenly darkness falls,
leaving them blinded, grasping at air.

Evil lurking close by has forged it's paths to
them, ruining their lives or taking them away
from life into the painless void of death.

Never again to feel the warmth of day, their
souls gone to heaven while their bodies decay.

All promises, the future that lay ahead of a
person now lies dead.