"December 24th"

If i trusted you with all of my pain, you would cry.
If the sun stopped shining for one day, I would lie.
The last time the tears will stream down your face.
Sadness is something you'll never embrace,
With me by your side, I'll left up your light.
And hide away anger, hide away fright.
One lonely night when all seemed to perish.
The love of you is all that I cherish.

If I told you everything you wanted to know.
You would feel the pain of a hundred or so.
The weight of the world upon shoulders too small.
A love held for many, a love held for all.
I never would let you feel all this pain.
For in it, would there be any to gain?
To see you suffering and to see you in tears.
Would waste away my body, diminish my years.

If I told you words never meant to be said.
All the torment of tears waiting to be shed.
But kept inside behind a smile.
Held inside, like holding a child,
I promise you won't see the day,
When my tongue will ever say,
"I live a life of sorrow, regret,
Of hate and anger and tears." And yet...

You still cried.

-Kevin Jackson-