Burning On Pages

I used to shine like Gatsby's green light in the mist
Chasing dreams like Odysseus on his quest
But the fire inside me's fading like a forgotten tale
Now I'm lost in a forest like Dante's dark trail

Every step's a struggle like Sisyphus with his stone
Lost in the shadows like Hamlet all alone
The spark's gone dim can't feel the light
But I'm holding on like Santiago in the fight

Burning out like Icarus in the sky
Fading fast like Juliet's last sigh
I was a wildfire like Heathcliff's rage
Burning out turning the last page

The nights grow colder like Raskolnikov's despair
No more energy like Gregor in his lair
I used to fly high like Phaethon's fall
Now I'm crashing down like walls of Jericho's call

Every heartbeat feels like a ticking clock
Running on empty like Frodo on the rock
I'm searching for a way to reignite
But I'm lost in the dark like a Brontë night

Burning out like Icarus in the sky
Fading fast like Juliet's last sigh
I was a wildfire like Heathcliff's rage
Burning out turning the last page

I'm reaching for the echoes of ancient lore
Trying to find what I've lost before
But the light's so distant like an untold rhyme
And I'm left here wondering if I've run out of time

Burning out like Icarus in the sky
Fading fast like Juliet's last sigh
I was a wildfire like Heathcliff's rage
Burning out turning the last page

Burning out as I close this stage