Singing

He sings to hide the pain

He sings to fade away

He sings a melody to soothe your soul

Yet agonizes his

Sings the songs of greats to feel close to them

His mind is on This Wild Life but moves on to Queen

A codex of music recorded in his mind so he does not feel alone

He sings in the dark to scare away his demons

For he fears the truth in their words

Sings for joy because that is all he knows

His life is awful but he keeps singing

Those on the outside think him a jolly fellow

Free of worry and care

But look behind his singing and you see the man

A man crying out in pain

Tortured and run ragged

Struggling

Struggling to keep the knife away

Struggling for everyday

Maybe one day this man who sings will finally find his song

But until that day he’ll sing all night long.