Escape
These nightmares never end,
The only thing I can do is run away again,
Run away from how I feel, the pain inside,
All of this and more I must hide,
From all those around me, I can't burden them,
If I do, I'll cause trouble and other problems will stem,
Even if I heal myself I won't find relief,
Hurting those around me will only deepen my grief.
And so I keep running, round and round,
Being so careful as not to make a sound,
Letting the pain burrow, fester, and rot,
Till my soul is no more and vanishes on the spot,
In a swirling black hole that will slowly expand,
To close in around me and take me from where I stand.
Maybe it's better that I plunge into the dark,
So I can be burned by a flash and a spark,
And yet someway, somehow I know,
That I should not go,
Cause I'm too weak to take,
The only way out, my only escape.
These nightmares never end,
The only thing I can do is run away again,
Run away from how I feel, the pain inside,
All of this and more I must hide,
From all those around me, I can't burden them,
If I do, I'll cause trouble and other problems will stem,
Even if I heal myself I won't find relief,
Hurting those around me will only deepen my grief.
And so I keep running, round and round,
Being so careful as not to make a sound,
Letting the pain burrow, fester, and rot,
Till my soul is no more and vanishes on the spot,
In a swirling black hole that will slowly expand,
To close in around me and take me from where I stand.
Maybe it's better that I plunge into the dark,
So I can be burned by a flash and a spark,
And yet someway, somehow I know,
That I should not go,
Cause I'm too weak to take,
The only way out, my only escape.
