All alone There is something under layers of skin Something that pierces through bone The cause of turbulence in ourselves Feelings The thing that leaves a bittersweet taste in your mouth The weights in your pockets when you are trying to swim. So to get rid of these complex feelings We isolate our selves on islands All alone Waiting for someone to notice we left Soon it hurts too much to know, we were forgotten So we bottled up our feelings and sent them off into the ocean and silently prayed someone would find them. Everyone asks whats the matter Your reply was always I can't tell you It's nothing I'm just, tired Because even if you give them the bottle They break the glass They don't handle your feelings gently like they are something precious They toss them away like a discarded bottle of beer So we keep them to ourselves in fear that they will break. And to keep our mind from wondering into that corner where we put the things that are not wanted Like the child with the dunce cap forever sentenced to the fate of the corner We focus on others feelings Yeah I might not be happy, but you are so its ok. If you're happy, I should be How are you doing Are you okay Are you having fun Do you need anything Slowly Painfully slow You're losing feelings You push them away like a child who refuses to eat their dinner Slowly slipping into a void. A black hole With nothing left Except a bottle