You hide it oh so well, or so you think
Fooling no one but yourself
You climb into bed with loneliness and drink
Bitterness for your bedtime tea
The chains of regret you've locked with your guilt and shame
Would defy even Houdini's keys
It's long past time you laid down your pride and learned
To accept when someone offers help

My friend come in
Though you've not knocked on my door
My friend give in
You'll find everything you're looking for
My friend please believe me when I say
There is hope and a better day
Ahead for you, my friend

You're dying of thirst yet won't take the time
To take a sip out of the well
Your spirit is dry, yet somehow you find
You drown in a sea of empty meaning
When all along someone who cares
Has tried to shine a ray of hope in
Wish I could find some words that would rhyme
To break you out of your discordant spell

I've been right there where you are
I've felt the longing of an empty heart
I've watched the jagged wounds of despair
Bleed away all joy and leave no reason to care
But the sun can shine again chase those gloomy clouds away
Bring new life from seeds left dormant in the lifeless clay
There is hope and a better day
Ahead for you

Dedicated to my friend Nick.

Copyright © 2010 Dawson Cowals.