Ashen Prayers

In times of desperation, difficulty, and utter despair, who do you pray to?

The gods have long since abandoned you, all the heroes and shining white knights were cowering behind pages of fairy tales, any figure of authority won't even bat an eye to you---who do you pray to in a reality that is only you?

There is only you who can solve your problems in the cruelty of Mother Nature, only you who can push yourself forward under the weight of the world, only you who can pursue your dreams.

But if you must pray, if you must hope in something else, if you have really exhausted each and every means possible...

...then clasp your hands tight and light your hands aflame, for there is only the ashes of your dreams, your wishes, your prayers.