Too close to the flame…
   too far from the light

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)

There aren’t words
Or phrases  
To describe
What the
Bloodletting
Releases

There aren’t people
Or persons
To eleaveate
What the
Needle
Eases

There are no programs
Or self helps
To lighten
What the  
Cut
Resolves

There is nothing
Or hope
To save
What the
Mark
Leaves behind

We hide pain with a smile,
but is it all worth it?
We hide tears with a grin,
but that's not how we truly feel.
We hide our darkness in our shadows,
but only we know the truth behind it.
We try fill our emptiness with laughter,
but they will never see our true emotion.
We hide it all away from the world,
but will it ever go away?

In a field full of daisies
There she lay
As beautiful as ever
Her soul connecting with nature
I've never been so in love before
In a field full of daisies