Salty Cheeks

The sun has gone, the moon looks down Casting pale shadows on the ground And I sit silent, unable to sleep, That pale face looking onto salty cheeks All alone, with the host of fears No one else can see these tears That come screaming from my eyes The silent stream that springs from lies Lies that my ragged heart holds dear, Spun from doubt, self hate and fear Their silken pain slides through my head At night when comfort stays unsaid This night is no exception from the rest And rest is missing in its place a test Testing my resolve to carry on; To bear this heartache and then move on. But it’s hard to move when chained to doubt, Shackled so long I’ve lost the will to shout For help. Help that I thought wouldn’t come But here comes the dawn, up comes the sun I take a breath; air fills my chest I walk to the sink and do my best To wipe away the tears that replaced sleep But water only ever cleans skin deep I won’t hold on, I can’t let go I want to break this chain of woe And after all these wraith like weeks To finally be rid of salty cheeks.