Lost in a sea of glass
As Waves drown out the cries
And darkness illuminates the lies
Left with no one but a stranger staring you in the eyes

Friends that once had your back
Exchanged their friendship for the knife
Now wedged in your back
The pain spreads through every vein

But still you laugh at life
Smile at the lies
Run from the tears
And fight the urge to break down and cry
With the hope that maybe this charade
Will make the pain fade…
But it still remains

With no one you are left alone
Broken and torn
You stare at the stranger you have become.

Running moving trying to keep breathing
Thoughts   of    escape             fleeting
As the abysmal hands of uncertainty unwind
Wrapping around pulling me down
Falling through
                                        thoughts
                                                                    memories
Into a pool of fears and worries
Where everything becomes blurry
Choking on my reasons to fight
The promises the future might write
Now seem like a dream that just might….

Darkness where light should be
Breathe
Emptiness where hope once lived
Breathe just breath

A voice chants somewhere deep within the mind
Will this mantra save or just mollify
This torturous state of mind?

A disease it slowly and unknowingly spreads
Until surreptitiously it finds the perfect place to hide
Ramifying through every bone and vein
Till everything seems to be done in vain  
Hence its name … Perfection