You hide behind your big smile But I know you wear a mask And I see the lies you hide I see the scarred fragile soul Cracking beneath the weight.
I’m wide awake The night still young My mind refusing To take the chains off To let me escape
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 loved my father He was a great man He was the worst of kind Sometimes he made me want to die Others he showed me how to shine
I don’t want to see. How empty I am on the inside. My heart, shattered. My spirit, broken. My soul, torn.
Time ceases to exist Vanishing from my mind As my worries cry All the things I can’t control Throwing me back
Guarantees a long painful death ...
A fluke encounter Letter after letter Turning me inside out Each new exchange Giving me
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…
I thought I knew What was love That I would recognize it When it came to the door Greet it with open arms
Starting Over There are no words The silence stretching between us As we struggle to breach the gap Our breathing labored
Looking in the window I’m frozen in place As I watch the scene inside I’m looking at the woman Who claims to be an outsider
The radiant crescent moon illumina… Transforming the clear azure water… The gentle evening breeze sending… I stand above my reflection, watch… A stranger stares back at me, her…
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.
My pen is ravenous today My broken spirit Guiding its every stroke The blurred words Building rivers from my tears