The smile hides the tears The laugh conceals the pain The jokes save them from his suffe… “I’m fine” he says “I’m okay” he says

I’m fine It’s a sign Yes, I know you love me I can truly see My days are bright

So cold, Why is it so cold? The air as I suck it in In gasping breaths After I have punched my knuckles…

Where do I go Where do I run When each breath means pain The pain of going on Which is far worse than

They scream He cries She laughs Sound can be a powerful thing Songs can touch the heart

Putz She laughed, sometimes Made me smile, a lot Raged, sometimes Made me run for the hills, occasio…

The Colours Are Almost Gone ‘Countless bursts of colours swim… Vivid explosions of expression That know no bounds That never had bounds

center WILL HE JUMP? HE STANDS THERE WAITING WILL HE TURN BACK? HE LOOKS DOWN

Raging rivers of hurt Ending in Cascading waterfalls of sorrow That crash into A deep, dark lake of responsibilit…

Night comes The darkness closes in On the form sleeping in the bed It cannot be stopped It will take another victim

The fall is less frightening Than the ledge upon which I stand To fly like a bird is freedom To stand like a monolith to pain i… The water looks so calm below

My hopes have turned into air I simply could not care Spring is here My time is near Depression’s terrible snare

Dim, grim, dark nights For thoughts to grow And darken even further still Sad, twisted, angry thoughts Swirl in the blackness that