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

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

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

Time ceases to exist Vanishing from my mind As my worries cry All the things I can’t control Throwing me back

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

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

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

My heart yearns My memory flooding my head Images gloating of funs to be had Displaying first hand reminders The taste

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

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

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

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…