Shadows all around Smothering the ground Scraping along the walls Of my mind A thing of darkness

I hate smiling, Because it’s always fake. I hate laughing, Because it’s always empty. I hate this heart,

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

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

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

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

Is it dark? Or am I blind? The spirals of encroaching night Betray the trust of the light. Shadows wail beyond the mist

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

He is lost Alone Is he dead? Is he alive? Trembling hands

The moon howls out in the night In so much pain its beautiful comp… The sun writhes in the day sky in… How long can you stare at the sun… Grey storm clouds let loose a torr…

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

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

I don’t belong here Destined for another place So lonely It crushes me Falling through a black abyss

Great eagles soar Over canyons high Omnipotent eyes searching for Doorways to another Blooming sunburst

I can’t keep up this race, So bone-chillingly lonely, Still lingering in this cold place… I’ve had this dream before... Pain, agonizing pain strikes again…