The Silent Lullaby

Hush, little baby, don’t you cry,

The stars still shine in the broken sky.

The night is quiet, the world is blind,

But we are here, still holding time.

The streets are empty, the voices fade,

Dreams lie scattered where children played.

The walls have fallen, the lights burned low,

Yet hope still flickers in the cold wind’s blow.

Hush, little baby, close your eyes,

Though morning comes, no sun will rise.

Still we wait, still we pray,

That someone sees us one bright day.

Hush, little baby, don’t you cry,

Though bombs have stolen the morning sky.

The streets are quiet, the world won’t see,

But you are safe here, next to me.

The walls have crumbled, the night is long,

Yet still, my love, we sing our song.

If no one hears, if no one tries,

We’ll whisper our hope to the silent skies.

Hush, little baby, close your eyes,

Let dreams paint doors where ruin lies.

Maybe one day, when war is through,

The world will wake and find us too.

Hush, little baby, don’t you cry,

Though smoke now hides the morning sky.

The world sleeps on while fires rise,

But I am here, so close your eyes.

The streets once filled with joy and play,

Are quiet ghosts of yesterday.

No voices call, no footsteps sound,

Only dust upon the ground.

Hush, little baby, don’t feel fear,

Though walls may fall, I’ll keep you near.

The stars still shine, though dim and weak,

A light for those too lost to speak.

The world may turn, its gaze may roam,

And still, we wait to be brought home.

But if they choose to look away,

We’ll dream of peace another day.

Hush, little baby, don’t you cry,

The night is long, but so am I.

The stars still watch, the moon still glows,

Though silence walks where laughter grows.

The streets once bright are cold and bare,

No voices left to fill the air.

The world moves on, they turn away,

Yet we still hope, yet we still pray.

Hush, little baby, close your eyes,

Let dreams paint blue in shattered skies.

Let winds that whisper carry far,

The names now written into scars.

If no one comes, if no one sees,

If all that’s left are memories,

Then in your breath, and in your light,

We’ll still exist beyond this night.

Hush, little baby, don’t you cry,

The world won’t hear, no matter why.

The walls have crumbled, the lights have died,

And no one’s left to stand outside.

The ground is shaking, the sky burns red,

The air is filled with dust and dread.

Your home is gone, your cradle’s torn,

But in my arms, you’re safe and warm.

Hush, little baby, close your eyes,

Ignore the screams, ignore the cries.

The world won’t come, the world won’t see,

They turn their backs on you and me.

If morning comes, we may not rise,

Buried beneath the weeping skies.

But if they wake, if they regret,

Let them remember, not forget.

Hush, little baby,

sleep so deep,

For war takes all—but love will keep.

Hush, little baby,

Hush, little,

Hush,

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Aura 🍉,

Thu, 27 march

2:50 AM