The gates are standing open
On the eve of my despair
A strong wind swirls around me
Dancing in my hair
The bright sun is setting
Bringing darkness into bloom
I cannot tell which way to go

Perfect, pretty picture
a doll on display
perched on a pedestal
day after day

Eyes that shine like glass
smile too wide to laugh
heart that's beating, fiercely bleeding
breaking inside

tick tock
don't stop
walk in unison

chin up
shoulders back
heart turns to stone

don't think
don't feel
time standing still

break stride

breathe fire

Treading in a sea of sorrow
Drowning in a pool of tears
Chained and imprisoned
By my dark, unyielding fears
This solitude is suffocating
As I struggle to draw breath
How long can I stay alive

I balance on the edge of reason
At the brink of the abyss
Struggling to keep from falling
Holding on to nothingness
There is no need to fight
For I have no strength left in me