The Silent

Alone

I walk all alone in this big, crowded place.

sorrow and sadness is etched on this face.

the years and the tears that I cannot displace.

I try to gain ground but am losing this race.

I stand all alone on a lost crowded street.

surrounded by strangers and friends I don't keep.

as some try to help lift me back on my feet

I turn and run so they can't see me weep.

so now I'm alone in the depths of my head.

with madness and anger and hatred and dread

I scratch and I bite, and I pull out my hair.

I'm filled with self-pity I'm lost in despair.

there is no one around now, it's all up to me.

I have pushed them away, so I have to break free.

I can rise above this I can win this fight.

but where is that hunger that leads to the light.

for now, there is darkness

for now, there is fear

for now, there is anguish

but freedom is near

see studies don't lie and statistics have shown

that I'm one of many

I am not alone.