I sit in silence
Watching my life slip away.
All that I knew is no more,
All that I cared for
Has left me cold.
Another story, another page,
All alone, nothing new.
Familiarity of emptiness,
Footsteps from the past
Echo in the hallway of my mind
And tread on my fragile heart.
Scars resurface,
Love turns to disdain,
Joy turns to anger.
My sense of self slowly fades,
I hold it back.
Afraid to love again
Terrified that I may never be capable
of giving so much with no return.
I won't allow it
I won't open up
Not today
Never again.
