Dawn as a new day

She does not answer
Lips are pale and still
Mother can’t feel my arm
She has no pulse, nor will

If I could see dawn as a new day
If I could see past this strife
These patterns in life unchanging
Taunting
If I could usher in a new age
And see beyond today
If I could gather the strength
To move on

Life’s thread was broken
I hear you calling
No waking up now, as this nightmare unfolds
I cannot bear

I don’t belong here
Please don’t go
This world is not my own
Take me home

If I could see dawn as a new day