does it ever stop, this pain that i've felt for so long?
does it get any better, this ache in my chest?
do the tears ever stop?
do they dry out, do they wither?

no.

continuous as a river, ever flowing into oceans.
and these oceans bring tides,
and these tides are mighty strong.
they pull me from my feet,
they drag me from the shore.
they string me from the land
and into the great unknown.

bottomless and empty,
i sink straight down.
drowning in emotion,
drowning in my fears.
drowning in my sorrows,
drowning in my tears.

the world goes on around me,
a vast window up above me.
they trot and they trample
as i float on beneath them.
they smile and laugh,
they breathe and they live
while i watch and long from below.

is it normal, what i feel?
does it ever stop, this pain that i've felt for so long?
does it get any better, this ache in my chest?