An escape from the pain Someplace soft to fall When the world knocks me down And the ground is hard. Decorated by the hearts
I’m wide awake The night still young My mind refusing To take the chains off To let me escape
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.
You look at me Like I’m some prize on display Pride glimmering in your eyes As you smile encouragingly AND
A little boy tugs at his mothers arm while she ignores him. Tears springing to his eyes he wonders why.
Time ceases to exist Vanishing from my mind As my worries cry All the things I can’t control Throwing me back
My ceiling is dreary The white paint Paled from the years Flaking and peeling I stare morbidly content
I loved my father He was a great man He was the worst of kind Sometimes he made me want to die Others he showed me how to shine
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
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…
Memories flood through my head Drowning me once again Days turn to years But the suffering never ends Memories resurfacing
I don’t know where to start Too much to say So much more to lose I know what I am risking But I don’t have a choice
I don’t want to see. How empty I am on the inside. My heart, shattered. My spirit, broken. My soul, torn.
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
Forgiveness is the hardest gift to… Tears clouding our vision Our sadness turning to madness Hiding our hearts beneath Thick layers of rust