Ah, sweet misery.

My true friend,

My one companion.

Always alone

Yet, never without

You.



When happiness falls away

I have you to turn to.

When loneliness is all that's left

I can feel you

Crawling under my skin.

Burning.



I have to let you out;

You cannot be contained.

Silver blades break the surface,

And I watch as you snake your way

Across my skin . . .

Staining it so red.



Oh, sweet misery

Don't leave me now;

You're all I have left.

I can feel your warmth

As you pool beneath me

On the ground.