The man in the Shadows (2014)

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The man watches with a smile on his face

Watching close by in the shadows

His face is beautiful, with a crooked smile

The girl is weeping

Bearing all the pain in the world

Time has come to a holt, unmoving and uncaring

As she withstands it all

The man takes away her happiness, only glimpse and hope for life

She pulls up her sleeves

With a blade in her hand she slides it over her scarred skin

Adds another cut to the mess

And another, until the pain from inside is now on the outside

She can breath again as she watches red rush down her arm

She doesn't see the man in the shadows

Or her family that try to get into her room

Maybe if they seen her sooner or if she seen them

Her head is getting dizzy

Her vision is fuzzy

Her head hits the ground and rolls to the side

And then, it's all over;

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