How many times I’ve tried
To crawl out of the shadows
Just for the sun to scorch me
And wind chill to the bone
My soul yearns to be seen
But when I stop to set it free
It always ends up broken
I have to hold if carefully
Lest it fall apart again
That mess others have made for me
I can’t clean up again
So instead I hide
Pull the shades down over me
Let the bright and shiny things
Pass by like they are nothing
I’ll stick to the darkness here
In safe and silent times