the tunnel

it always makes you wonder

"if God is real

why does he allow bad things to happen?"

I don't know the answer

I just try to find the light

but where is the light?

when the tunnel is miles long

and there's no way out?

when someone dies

of illness or malice

we question again

we come back down to earth

grounded in what feels like hell

and no one wants to help

politicians lie

saying it'll get better

and the mind makes it all feel purposeless

we're stuck, glue

on our feet

one step forward

three steps back

one step forward

we stop in our tracks

if God is real

why does he allow bad things to happen?