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

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

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

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

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

Guarantees a long painful death ...

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 fingers gliding across the keys In a race to keep up with My wayward thoughts Drifting through me head Things demanding to be out

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…

Peering into the window The scene beyond the glass Brings tears to my eyes The pain burns in my throat As I hold back the sobs

Disappointment is everywhere I lo… It is in the faces of those I adm… And shown in their actions I wish I could fix everything All the hurt feelings

Here is the thing Before you came along I was doing just fine I knew the score My days all had an order

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.