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

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

The world is an ugly place Darkness looming on every street c… Evil doers ready to feast on the w…

The world is an ugly place Filled with disease Secrets buried deep within Betraying the lies we hide behind Spewing all our sordid crimes

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

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

Starting Over There are no words The silence stretching between us As we struggle to breach the gap Our breathing labored

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

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

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

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

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

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…