I thought I knew What was love That I would recognize it When it came to the door Greet it with open arms

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

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

As the sun melts into the horizon. The Moon– yawns as it wakes. Sweeping ripples through the gentl… Now a black abyss. As silver jewels come to life

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

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.

Sympathetic stares linger On my crumbling face As tears attack Streaming down my cheeks Breaking through the depths of my…

We wrap ourselves in bubbles The numbness keeping us safe From the pain we hide from Silence filling gaping holes In our hearts as we try to forget

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

An escape from the pain Someplace soft to fall When the world knocks me down And the ground is hard. Decorated by the hearts

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 morning sun swings and twirls Drawing in the vacant streets Singing songs of love and joy She tries to wake the dead.

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

Waking in a cold sweat Choking for breathe Scared to death The shadows prancing In the darkness