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In a corner I hide,
waiting for the strength to run.
In the corner I stay,
never seeing a ray of sun.
Here is where the remains will be found,
of a person who was forever bound.
I lost count of the sacrifices made,
In the grave of broken dreams, I have laid.
I look up and see them laughing,
They know how it ends, a life with no meaning.
Is it me or is it you?
Or is it the world around us that is cruel?

Could I blame me, could I blame you?
Please let me know when you get a clue.
A breath of relief when the darkness falls.
With eyes wide open all I hear are calls.
The calls of the world to find a way,
Please help me before i decay.
How can I smile,
I wonder.
To the darkness,
I surrender.
Could happiness be found in despair?
I will stay here and see if they care.
I have fought the fight,
I have seen the light.
My only desire is to walk out alive.
I have been thrown and dragged across the room,
I have no strength, I accept my doom.
Lying face down,
I feel the sand carving my skin.
The birds pick my flesh,
eating away my sin.
Feeling free, I begin to float,
Along the river in a beautiful boat.
Black and white,
that's all I see.
Where are the colours?
that's where I want to be.
Show me the path,
lead me there.
Carry me if you can,
for I do not dare.
When you try to look and cannot see,
That's the end,
you are not meant to be.
But there is hope,
it's always been there,
You will find it in you,
inside your darkest deepest lair.
I start to walk,
away from the fear,
the light in front of me,
all so near.
The painful days had kept me caged,
In the darkness, I have aged
How can this be it?
Wasn't there a talk of the promised land?
Where we could all be free,
running across the fabled white sand.

Here I am waiting for the day to come,
The day that will shine so bright.
And from the damp and cold corner,
I will walk into the light.
Lie
Lie
I say I am a loner,
But that's a lie.
What about the demons that hide inside?
Never truly alone,
It's voice I hear.
Trying to escape,
The end nowhere near.
Try!
You say.
I have tried and failed everyday.
Enough! Grow Up!
They say.
I grew up and with my dreams I did pay.
His throat hurts from the screaming,
No-one seems to care,
Is he dreaming?
People walk by him, without even a glance.
The hour to save him is gone,
There is no chance.
Could a simple song be enough,
for me to drift into the dark nothing?
Could a single word bring me back?
I have but faith in the world,
but would that be enough when the sweet melody beckons me?
Am I allowed to turn around?
I don't like what I see ahead.
The path in front of me has no end,
Is it too much to ask for a simple bend?
I walk until my feet are sore,
Running from the demons that rattle my core.
All I want is to rest my feet,
And savour my demon's defeat.
I can feel the sadness growing in me,
Whenever I stretch my wings.
I can see that I will be happy,
but then the darkness sings.
In the light,
I did write a story as dark as it can be.
It had a beginning,
A middle,  
And an end.
But despair as far as the eye can see.
Safe inside me was a child that smiled.
Where has she gone, to the world I have lied.
I see her disheveled, tired and pale.
I sit beside her and listen to her tale.
"This is your place"
says the voice in me,
But when I look around it's darkness that I see.
How can anyone live here?
How can they survive?
It's been a long time since I took the dive.
I fall to the ground,
with all hope lost.
I traded my dreams,
but at what cost?
Everyday the darkness descends,
Head bowed down,
I try to repent.
Everything seems bleak and wrong,
Back then, I could sing the most happy song.
I try to sing or the least talk,
But I write what I feel and silently walk.
Am I defined by what I am?
From what I know, I am a dam.
Containing my darkness, that's what I try.
Smile on my face, inside I cry.
Is it fire or man, that destroys the world?
If it's fire, why do I feel so cold?
Who knows the answer, I wonder.
If it's man, will he confess and surrender?

— The End —