behind the smiling face
the bright eyes
kind eyes
past the quiet words
and soft lies
there’s a soul dark
drowning in the mind’s fire
struggling to breathe
giving up on everything
waiting just to leave
eyelids flutter across the window
nothing to be seen
ring of green around the pool
the only thing you see
hides the shadow inside me
reaching for the hope tomorrow
brings for those who dream
can’t bring it back for me
looking down at fingers
bleeding but still empty
there’s a soul dark
burning in the mind’s fire
struggling to breathe
beaten down by everything
wanting just release
getting up again to keep on
carrying the faint light
believe it could be me
trip on nothing i can see
falling to my knees
not every star that flickers
manages to shine bright
darkness swallows me
burying my dreams
isn’t meant to be
there’s a soul dark
burning in the mind’s fire
struggling to breathe
foolish giving everything
wanting to be free
under the trembling lips
the shining eyes
wet eyes
past the broken words
and soft cries