So much anger
So much rage
It fills me up
It’s in my veins
And in my bones
It tastes like rust
On my tongue
Like blood gone bad

Empty
My veins cold
And my bones hollow
Nothing but silence
All emotions drained
It tastes like dark
On my tongue
Like an empty room

On or off
Everything or nothing
What breaks me most
Is that for me
There is no in between
Just the quiet
Before the storm
And the storm

I can feel it now
This mask is slipping
But underneath
Another awaits
It’s been so long
Since I’ve seen myself
Without a mask
That I don’t even recall
What I am like
Without one on
Don’t be offended
If you never see
Whatever it is
That is the real me
You see these masks
That I wear
Protect you
As much
As they protect me

It’s something different
Maybe a little more violent
Certainly something
A little darker

Close your eyes
And take my hands
And let slip those things
You hide inside

Let your shadows
Slip into mine
Let my shadows
Slip into yours

I don’t mind the dark
Lingering around me
Especially
When it’s yours

My broken pieces
Far too jagged
To ever fit
With anyone else

My jagged pieces
Far too broken
To ever connect
With anyone else

I’ll never know
What it feels like
To be held by arms
That need to hold me

I’ll never know
What it feels like
To hold someone
That needs to be held by me

I’ll never know
What it feels like
To be anything else
Than alone