Night has fallen Once again Leaving me alone With my thoughts Their incessant prattle

A little boy tugs at his mothers arm while she ignores him. Tears springing to his eyes he wonders why.

My voice vibrates off the empty st… echoing in the night. The glow the street lamps illumina… the brick buildings centuries old Their character leaping from the s…

The world is an ugly place Filled with disease Secrets buried deep within Betraying the lies we hide behind Spewing all our sordid crimes

My ceiling is dreary The white paint Paled from the years Flaking and peeling I stare morbidly content

Unhappy thoughts Replace my good mood Sending my heart fluttering Angrily against my chest Demanding to prove their worth

Memories flood through my head Drowning me once again Days turn to years But the suffering never ends Memories resurfacing

Starting Over There are no words The silence stretching between us As we struggle to breach the gap Our breathing labored

A fluke encounter Letter after letter Turning me inside out Each new exchange Giving me

The blank page stares back at me Mocking me with his taunting glare… The hands on the clock ticking - t… chanting, “Failure, failure, failu… My mind is frozen. I’m blank.

I don’t want to see. How empty I am on the inside. My heart, shattered. My spirit, broken. My soul, torn.

You don’t deserve this attention You’re not worth the time of day! My heart may be crushed Evident from my bleeding tears My sadness flooding my resolve

I’m exhausted No fight left My lids so heavy Rocks mark my eyes No tears left

Forgiveness is the hardest gift to… Tears clouding our vision Our sadness turning to madness Hiding our hearts beneath Thick layers of rust

Stupid Boy I wish you could have seen How much you were loved Maybe if you had known... Things could have been different