Escape

"There is a bright star in a darkened sky. It is you. There is a white light in my black room. You are here. And I only hope you stay. Every door in my mind opens to you. Every wall in my heart has..."

"It's strange to peer into a pool of water and see no reflection of yourself. There's an absurd unrealness when you don't exist, when you come from someone who is not yours. And I never belong and do..."

"Blind me with hot pokers. Leave scarred tissue where my eyes were. Bind me up and hang me like a vampire from a tree. Don't leave me hoping in you. Don't feed the gardens green. Just kill me off painf..."

"If I give you my heart will you know what to do with it? A priceless jewel is wasted when buried deep- undiscovered. First, you must find it. If you are worthy, it will uncover itself to you. Div..."

"It's the fading light at dusk. The final hour when everything goes black. It's the peeling back skin- feeling pain rush in- aching from sin. And bleeding, quietly dripping on the floor. It's when th..."

"White. Undefiled. Fresh milk from a mother's soft petal breast. Warm and succulent. Blessed security The feathers of a perfect swan- swimming in a glistening pond, and every sparkle in the pool refl..."