Empty Mind
The room was busy and crowded
Yet, she sat, feeling alone, looking so glum, so lost
She wished someone could save her
She wished someone would pull her out
But none could know about those voices
They had made it clear
Should she talk
Why, she would have to suffer the consequences
None could know about that pain
None could know about the storm raging in her
She looked at everyone else
And wondered at what was it that made them so happy
A nurse came alone, pushed a pill in her mouth
And held a glass of water up her mouth
Drink, she said, then we'll put you to bed
Drink, we have to see the doctor early tomorrow
She swallowed the pill and somehow she knew she did not need it
Somehow, she missed being the bubbly girl everyone loved
Mind you, she pretended not to be so morose
But her life, because of un-fulfilled love, had turned so black
Now, she could only sit and stare
Hoping to look like an empty drum
While a storm did rage in her mind
A storm of voices basking in a sea of unreal incidents
She was taken up her room
Downstairs, the party went on still
She looked around her
Thought she could see the walls moving
Thought she could see shadows dancing
Thought even monsters would come and get her
But the pill worked on her
And soon she slept into unconsciousness
Why, would anyone ever dare come close to her
Without seeing her as being a freak
Would anyone ever dare take her hand and pull her out
Out of this marshy swamp that she is sinking in?
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