The Harbor

Do you know what it is To pretend you don't know What it is? To know exactly what it means And to act like you don't know Exactly what it means? You want to say, "I know! I've known! I've been there, And I am here!" But they can only see you As a sympathetic support. Because they don't know, And they can't know, Because if *they* find out, You can't get *them* out. You can't keep them safe On the inside From the inside. So you stay outside; You stay "outsider"; And it eats you away From the inside Inside here. Because you want them to be safer, Even as they aren't. And it's killing you. But that's the price To keep them ok. That's the cost You have to pay. And you'll pay And you'll pay Till there's nothing left: Just skin, bones, and death. But it's worth it To keep them safe. If you die now, They can't live; So you keep on dying, And hope they survive The storm.