Savvy from a day of prerequisite joy Cranked up like a wind-up toy Dead in bed sick with grief Happiness stolen by a ruthless thief All I can offer is a comforting presence A warm and friendly essence To uplift the dreariness returned in an empty stare Of half a person steadily fading into thin air Placing the label doesn't change the facts Or contain the feelings that seep through vulnerable cracks. Late at night when sleep is suggested She stays up through lonely darkness, while her days are well rested. Something lurks in every corner of her mind, waiting... To provoke regrets left amiss, full of condemned hating. Here I sit helpless, uncertain of what I should do, In my haste, harsh words slip "What is wrong with you?!" Too late, I've riled a beast inside Unleashing demons that left me terrified Flames flicker flecks of light in sullen eyes Burning all hopes in a pit of demise. She's enraged with destructive intent Loosing the battle to an ocean of chaos where no hope is dreamt In an instant, the fire recedes and her eyes die, She lies down, back to bed hoists the blanket over her head Only three words to reply: 'why even try?'