Dark Release

Do you
Remember those nights
You lay weary in distress
Deep in despair
Tears held back
As you stared at the ceiling?

Nothing felt right
Life seemed a waste
You didn't know why
You were alive

Do you remember how
The winds stilled,
The earth spun
You had no control
Life went on
And you were left behind

Your tears shed in the dark
No one saw the scrapes and scars
It wasn't for attention
It was never for attention

You hid the scars till you couldn't take it
But you know now
If you want help, you have to create it

Do you remember
How you held the tears
Till they ate at you like acid
From the inside out of your empty heart

And do you remember
The way you closed your eyes
And hoped you would die
Before you woke?

You wanted to sleep forever
Wanted to leave it all behind
To find relief in the dark void

Do you remember?

Now the darkness welcomes you,
A bed of roses black as night

You fall deep into the burning sleep
Of whispered death and empty dreams
With a breathless sigh of temporary relief,
Wrapped in the comfort of the moment's release

Close your eyes
The night has come at last

Wild thing, you don't have to be wild tonight
No one can see your scars in these shadows
The night will hold your secrets
You never have to run when you can hide

Don't have to hold your breath
Or keep your chin up with false pride
The hours may not carry you to better times
But the dark release will get you through the night.