i am but

i am but
once upon a moment.
once upon a time.
as superfically
glossed over,
as this rhyme.
and in this depthless
reality,
i am stranded, lost
a world casualty.
a world lost in anger,
hate and fear,
acknowledging the words.
but refusing to hear.
and in that vacuum.
that empty spin,
the cries of the anguished,
lost in the din.