A little boy tugs at his mothers arm while she ignores him. Tears springing to his eyes he wonders why.
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.
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…
You look at me Like I’m some prize on display Pride glimmering in your eyes As you smile encouragingly AND
A fluke encounter Letter after letter Turning me inside out Each new exchange Giving me
Memories flood through my head Drowning me once again Days turn to years But the suffering never ends Memories resurfacing
I’m exhausted No fight left My lids so heavy Rocks mark my eyes No tears left
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
The world is an ugly place Filled with disease Secrets buried deep within Betraying the lies we hide behind Spewing all our sordid crimes
Unhappy thoughts Replace my good mood Sending my heart fluttering Angrily against my chest Demanding to prove their worth
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
Here is the thing Before you came along I was doing just fine I knew the score My days all had an order
Peering into the window The scene beyond the glass Brings tears to my eyes The pain burns in my throat As I hold back the sobs
Starting Over There are no words The silence stretching between us As we struggle to breach the gap Our breathing labored
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