Hopeless

Up from the dawning east,
there rose no hope today.
We were the first to come,
the last to turn away.

We scanned the red horizon,
our eyes were filled with tears.
The signs were draped with anguish;
No hope for many years.

We felt alike the shadows,
that reached toward the west.
To where could we now wander
to find our only rest?

No heart can dwell forever,
with love for only one,
It`s strange how clear we see it
when everything is gone.