Burned

Wish
I could turn off all the questions,
turn off the voices,
turn off all the sound,
I

Yearn
to close out the ugliness,
close out the filthiness,
close out all the light,
I

Long
to cast away yesterday,
cast away memories,
cast away tomorrow
I

Pray
I could somehow stop the uncertainty,
somehow stop the loathing,
and
somehow stop the pain.