Empty Sky

I peer through an empty, darkened sky,

Bereft of clouds or light.

We're left with twilight for our days,

And darkest, blackest nights.

No sense of joy, down here on Earth,

Only anxiety and fear.

For ourselves and for our world,

For those we hold most dear.

After dusk we see the stars,

And a dark and empty moon.

Darkness is all we have left,

And sense of dread and gloom.

We pray Icarus will succeed,

Can bring back our sun's light.

To illuminate these empty days,

To drive back the night.