Tonight I just can't take it, Muffling my cries, Until there's a burning in my throat and an ache within my heart That beckons me to just let go. The tears that want to scream, Scream out in a pain, torturous to the mind Producing an overpowering headache. Paralysing me, Holding me hostage to my bed. A prison I can rarely escape these days. Those types of cries that would break A heart if they dares to listen. The cries of someone on the brink of death. Tonight I just can't it, Muffling my cries with a pillow pressed tight to my lips, Whilst texting those words: "I'll be fine, I always am" Hoping you'll look past it this time. I drag this blade One last time Tracing my veins like lines on a map Hoping sometime tonight I'll reach my last destination And will never have to muffle My cries again!