Lost

A sadness so deep
It grows like a tumor
Cancerous and diseased
A joke without humor

An empty soul
Echoing tears that may fall
Lost behind a fragile shell
The mask that fooled us all

Death offers fresh air
To fill up these lungs
Toxic smoke thick as tar
Coats the very tongue

Choking on the guilt
A hundred stabs to the chest
Swallowing the poison
Until the mind is at rest

Forever to remain
In this deafening silence
Unable to defend myself
From my heart's own violence