prisoner to nightmare's claws
the never ending battle rages on
chasing shadows from darkness
light reaches to lost dungeons
found barely breathing - save me
escapes a whispered cry
remove these suffocating chains
fall deep in my searching eyes
please stay by my fragile side
stealing away loneliness
take hold of this empty hand
warm my frozen heart
breathe promises into me
wipe away crimson tears
my lips trembling, they wait
for that soft kiss upon them you place
filling a forgotten hunger inside
sparking passion, awaken me to life

pen to page unlocks
heartache and rage
spilling ugly truth
lofty eyes turn away
claiming blindness
whispers empty chatter
tattoos crazy, outcast
the heart does shatter
standing cold, outside
looking in with desire
longing to belong
never finding place
time to get away
escaping to shadows
solace found in alone
fitting broken better
paper shreds falling
torn words scatter
needing retreat
tossing out the key

dried tears stain
tattoos of sadness upon face
your breath lingers on skin
layering the guilt and shame
tracing your fingerprints
carved with blade
spells out my disgrace
in the dark nightmares wait
burning memories
seared in closed eyelids
so every shutting of the eyes
painfully reminds
there is no place i can hide
in the dark, haunted
hallows of a broken mind
a shiver whispers i'm alone
ticking in suspended time