I live in a dark place

A place where I have no voice and all the base has been taken out of the music

I only hear the drums beating in the back of my head

Keeping me awake

Night after night

The clock ticking

tick tock

tick

tock

I want to wake up but how do you wake up from a nightmare when you are living in it?

I live in a dark place

A place where my food is bland and without flavor

Where I have no say day to day on how I live and am judged when I just try to be

Try to be me

A me in this dark place where my beating heart beats like a gong and all I hear is this clock

Night after night

Ticking

tick tock

tick

tock

Our time is running out

Short and shallow

Don’t you think it’s time you took stock in where your heart really is?

I cry for just a little affection

Just a little loving

Just a little…

All I do is cry

It falls on deaf ears

Remember when we started this walk?

wide awake and full of joy?

Dreams, hope, excitement?

What happened to just being and being happy with that?

When your hand would touch me with love?

When you touched me?

tick tock

tick

tock

Do you hear that?

Do you hear the time running short?

Gather your flowers while I gather my wits

You can’t even look me in the eyes anymore