Without warning, loneliness creeps up

On a clifftop, as I embrace a bouquet

I stand on my toes

Barely learning the ways not to tumble down

The relentless name and shackles

I bust through the lock with my heels

Suppressing my voice as I cry endlessly

Staring in despair at these painful days

I am tired of being robbed by them

What I pray for is

Nothing beyond

To all that I loved

May misfortune never come

I continue to pray earnestly

Even while saying things like this

With days cruel enough to become reality

I close my eyes and try whispering softly

"There's nothing to be afraid of"

Entangled in the hustle and bustle, if a cruel past

Suddenly barges in on me

What would be the proper response?

Would you acknowledge me as I cry down on my knees?

"There's nothing to be afraid of"

I remember someone's words

Like a spell, like a little prayer

If you look at the mirror without averting your eyes, you shall see the most
endearing person standing there

Isn't it always so?

"What an awful face! It's because of you!"

I lash out only to find myself on the receiving end

‘til I tasted blood

I kept screaming

Yet not one thing resurrects

Nor does it end or start anything

Right now, righteousness serves no purpose

I want to forgive

I want to accept

I want to love myself, but...

I want to love myself, but...

Everyone eventually returns to the earth

I hear it's a beautiful place to honor those who lived through it

To go on living and what awaits in death

Is the most wonderful thing

Don't let anyone take that away

Don't let anyone take that away

To all that I loved

May misfortune never come

I continue to pray earnestly