tick*           I cannot be the one who saves *you,
tock          for I cannot save myself.

tick           My happiness is not the issue,
tock          it's the darkness that breeds within.

tick           Dreams turn into Nightmares,
tock          always drowning in the end.

tick           Gasping for  breath,
tock          tight hands around my neck.

tick           A flashing white light
tock          before the darkness surrounds me.

tick           There's a monster in my closet,
tock          please don't let it in.

tick           My blank expression
tock          scares you.

tick          Well, I'm too *scared to  
tock          let you in.

tick           My thoughts are filled with turmoil,
tock          hidden from all I know.

tick           I don't know how to express myself but,
tock          I'm feeling rather numb

tick           You're all sitting,
tock          waiting for my explosion,









                                         ­                                       and time is running out...