A cry of agony piercing through the night
She doesn’t restrain or put up much of a fight.
Heart of lead, feet dragging across the ground
Her soul leaden with secrets, though it doesn’t make a sound.

She blames those around her, especially those who cared
Yet not once she asked for help, not once laid her soul bare.
Her demons thrashing within, relentlessly controlling
Making her go the distance with their loud roaring.

The cliff zooms into vision with impending doom
Dripping with death, darkness and gloom
She takes a step forward, as there’s no turning back now
And all she could think was ‘What got me here? And HOW?’

The older you get, the frailer your heart gets
Acquisition becomes prior, the more we tend to fret
The light once so beckoning, extinguishes inside
Leaving a burning, gaping hole, we are inclined to hide

Flashes of birthdays, christenings and weddings
Moments well spent, moments of awakening
The first time she went to a carnival with her father
A screaming match with her mom or a surprise party for her brother

Tears started flowing free and she fell down to her knees
All the grief she was at war with and all those silent pleas
She realised how much she had to lose
And a moment of weakness made her choose

Her life wasn’t just hers, but so many entwined
She refused to let the crippling sadness ever reign over her mind

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