You hide your pain so well

Bitter smiles veiling agony

A secret locked away forever

A scar that never speaks, never tells

Those shadows will eat you alive

Don’t you realize that?

Killing slowly till death

Twisting, choking survival’s drive

I do not want you to die

Life is so ethereal, even ephemeral

Yet so infinitely precious, no!

Please, please don’t say goodbye!

I am trying to heal, to mend

Do not push me away, I beg!

You can’t…you mustn’t…

Don’t…let…it…all…end…