naught

we can't
we're hungry
yeah, we're starving
we're chocked
by lack of choice

not aging gracefully
no wealth to sacrifice
no dignity to
muster

no will
to hold on
no beliefs
to pull us through
no end no way and no beginning
no letting go
will suffice

no, even those last shreds of hope
will be extracted from our grip

for us - that's how it is
that's how it goes
sink or swim

a lesson in humility

we stand apart from others
set to naught