Recede

"No sound escapes. No sobs to hear. Sadness expressed in rolling tears. No sound escapes. No words to hear. Part of me taken away.. Fear. No sound escapes. No wails. No cries. Only the roars of silent ..."

"You were always so close by I never had reason to miss you. And now, I hear your voice only on crackling phone lines when you call to give me "news". Nothing looks the same now. The pavement has a sti..."

"I am an open scabjust waiting to be hit again..curled up in a corner.Rest my face upon a thistleand consume my thoughts.Lovely emptiness.Tempting light.Curled now in hope of a new day.Cherished and en..."

"A single metal barhas been shovedthrough my right templeand someone is very kindlytrying to get it through the left.Aren't you lovely?I can hardly move but I'm having deep conversationwith some guy ca..."

"I am lonely for a soul..not a face, but a mind that understands me.Some intelligent gentleman who would listen..really listen to what I have to say..who would ask about my day.Sounds like someone I on..."

"You are killing me with your roundabout way of answering. Your devious ability to make everything sound like a maybe. You are killing me because you are a variant, not yet a stable aspect in my life...."