Alone

They awoke,
To a desperate day.
Alone,
Confused,
Emptied of everything
That had driven the last three years. 
These eleven men,
Their hollow eyes,
Reddened with tears,
No words,
Just the silence
And emptiness
Of broken dreams.
Their minds
Searched the universe,
That they thought they understood
And belonged to.
One burning,
Searing,
Accusing question..
Why?
One of them was a betrayer,
One was a coward,
And they had run away
Fearful..
Faithless followers,
Failed fishermen,
No longer disciples
Just broken,
And ashamed.
Their world,
Their sun, moon and stars,
Their passion,
Their love,
Their life,
Everything had died
It was over.
He was gone
And yet,
There is a dawn to come,
That will forever triumph
over the worst of mankind
Shining into the darkest heart
Overwhelming the most heinous deed.
In our darkest hour,
Love's light comes
And in one glorious instant
Everything changes
And nothing will ever be
The same again.
And so today,
We all wait
For the dawn of tomorrow
A tomorrow that rewrites
All our yesterdays.