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4/20/2011


My lonely soul lost in the night Trying to let out the screaming inside But with a mouth taped shut And a throat that has dried No words will bubble up And boil over the surface No feelings will come alive And show that I’m worth it A candle flares up softly With little sparks of hope Catching in the wind However they do not cope The young flames So warm and bright Try to hold together But disappear from my sight In the black that I see …To be continued…
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