Let no shame shine on his tears-
Let him grieve, let him grieve...

Courageous convictions bind me
to hubris-paved good intentions...

Absurd hours patrol my bedtime-
Around 4 a.m. , I'll reach for the fan cord and...

We are caught in between acts, we the tightrope...
Somewhere along the line, the spotlight had...

It's bizarre, the way I can visualize how your eye...
You tell me what I want to hear, but the truth...

Razorblades jive across my tender flesh
as you dig your way inside me, deep...

Right now I need to burrow my head under my arms,
close my eyes and hide until this litany of fear...

I look into the mirror and I can't recognize the...
I'm trapped inside my mind, my own penitentiary...

Sadly,
Skies cry tonight...

Enclose me in your most vivid terror-
Swallow swiftly the texture surrounding...

Each scar, each indentation-
Reminders of an altered self...

All too rich, too raw, too real-
The delicate palette of life...