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Watching hearts break
Crack, bleed
Running out, screaming in the streets
"Why have you forsaken me?"
Like the beast he strangles
That which he loves
Because he doesn't know where to put his pain.
A beautiful mind
Darkened
Hardened
Waiting for a patient listener
To hear his screams
Screams of pain he'll be damned if anyone hears
Because he has been hurt before.
Looking into fogged mirrors
He's afraid to clear the glass
For what he may see there.
Let's give him courage.
The power to overcome himself.
It's the hardest thing he'll ever do.
Eyes sealed shut for years fly open &
Welcome the intoxication of life.
Life he never knew he could have.
Love he never knew he could feel.
A world he never knew existed.
A girl he never knew until now.
A helper in a plain pair of jeans
Seeking
To be a mover and a shaker.
To rattle the world up and make them think.
Make them listen to things they don't want to hear.
Truths about themselves.
Are they afraid?
I know the pain.
The gut wrenching nausea that makes you
Cling
To your sheets and the anger that
Drives
Your fist into the wall.
"All I ever wanted was to love you."
Is the phrase you scream
While you dig your nails into your palms.
Willing the blood to come and pour.

STOP.
Listen.
Feel the beat of your heart.
Taste the air in your mouth.
Feel the blood rush in your veins
S l o w
t h e n f a s t e r
& f a s t e r
FASTER
Until the rush to your head fills you up
& you smile
& you can't stop it.
& suddenly, you have the answer
& you are infinite.