Don'T Wait

Her perspective was stained Colored by the experiences in her life Guided by her emotions And the dark thoughts that percolated at night She was aware of her irrational feelings She did her best to hide the pain She smiled for the camera; for the image In a futile attempt to hide all of her shame She was exhausted from the loquacious internal noise It's hopeless to try to outrun what's inside For the harder she fought A little more of her died She lived out the rest of her life Sadly believing there would come a day That the darkness would subside Miraculously healing all of her pain With her last breath drawn A moment of clarity came into her eyes For the first time in her life she became aware The pain; it was all in her mind