My fears surround me and chase me
The pain of my past changes me
The mask I had is broken
Torn apart by those I trusted
All I can do is run
Tears stream down my face
My lungs inhale the flames of fires that burn my joy
I cough and gasp as I force myself to hide
All I can do is conceal my pain
I only have a smile to hide my grief
All I can do is run away
I trusted them so easily
I deserve the feelings of sadness that overwhelm me
I cry out to no one
I scream in the darkness
Until a hand touches my shoulder
And then another
They pick me up and help me stand
They put out the fires
And light up my life
All I can do is smile
For the friends that I have
Drove out the pain and regret
All I can do is dance with joy
For they never stopped loving me
Not even on my darkest days
Even when I turned them away
They stayed
All I can do is say thanks