A Letter to Ophelia
Dearest Ophelia
I too spend my days wallowing in sorrow
Drowning in tears
Like you, I've a brother that cares not for me.
Sweet Ophelia, I too am lost
For I gave my heart blindly
And it drove me to insanity.
I know what it feels like
To be shunned by those I love
And shamed by those I thought I loved
I know why you threw yourself to the water's fury
To escape the hold of the demons inside.
Ophelia, I too am gone
I am a hollow shell
Home to madness
I too sing songs to drive it away
I am a wilted rose
In a field of violets
But dearest Ophelia
You never saw the light
at the end of the tunnel
Never found yourself
Within the confines of darkness
I know how it feels,
Darling Ophelia,
But I have fought
Tooth and nail
To keep the darkness at bay
And I can finally see the light.