I open my mouth
silence pours out
I don't know where I am anymore
who's in charge anyway?
Is it all just a game
I know something's missing
and I'm not sure
if I'll be able to look Him in the face
was it better to ride the ride
without feeling anything inside
am I free to be myself
or am I a prisoner of folly
It's not what you see that matters
you have to think and decide
what's right and wrong
where do I belong?
sometimes I scream to get out
and cry when I'm alone
but you have to fulfill yourself
no one makes you whole
it's what's in your soul
what am I looking for
why look at all
I need what made me strong
I lost it again in the confusion
I claw my way through sadness
carry the world on my shoulders
only I know the burden of it all
Empty words
upon the page
-rearranged-
expose my heart,
delve deep into my soul
-revealing-
hopes and dreams untold,
fears typically not shown;
every thought conceived
-expressed-
with cadent symmetry,
laid bare for you to view -
a window
to the heart of me.
Under the stars; the glow of the moon
Bathes your face in its gentle light
-Silence-
Thoughts hang
Like light mist in the air -
Its cool caress drifts through my soul,
Eyes sparkling with unspoken desire
-Hesitation-
Caution speaks
Like whispers of a gentle breeze -
Its silent warning flutters in my head,
Fading away in the darkness
-Surrender-
Passion breaks
Like crashing waves -
Drowning me with their power,
Carrying me to the depths of ecstasy.
I'm dead inside;
without feeling -
blind & deaf;
tasteless, scentless.
Words elude me -
where once in abundance.
fear rises - sharp -
strikes my soul;
emptiness clutches me -
suffocates me -
nowhere to flee
encroaching darkness;
hunts me - mercilessly -
grants no quarter;
imprisons me within -
within myself.
My weary heart grieves - such loss!
I can't bear to take another step
through this barren wilderness.
Come now, Death!
Wrap your velvet arms around me,
Pull me down to sweet, endless
night so I can breathe in the
darkness that suffocates me;
swim in the endless silence -
drowning my fears in
your eternal peace.
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