This euphoria was artificial,
a mirage lingering long enough
to hold us captive in its bliss.
Our composure was shattered,
left in jumbled pieces and
crumpled hopes thrown wayward.
A fiasco rendered in their place,
embossed with pain and fear as
a somber soliloquy filled the silence.
What was once safe was exposed
to the elements, becoming volatile,
only to result in quenched embers.