In a windowless room br hiding from life br I revel in dark serenity br I'm joined by the chatter br spoken by the extinguished br br Stepping blindly through a maze br contradicting thoughts swarm br as each begins to sting pale flesh br biting again my reality br or creating the fear I breathe br br As I hide, no one cares to seek br my pain is their ignorance and bliss br I make my peace with br my meager utterances br Just paper blowing in the wind br br A key and turn of the lock br my signal to retreat br from battle, I have br raised my white flag br surrendering happiness br br Laughter has died br melancholy strings are br the only music I hear br You've raped me into br a flicker of a girl I once knew br br One day, sooner rather than later br maybe I shall find freedom hidden br in death, for now I can only cry out br to a life that has been anything but kind.