Dawn & Dusk

I have suffered
I have hurt
Been tortured unfairly
By shame, been burnt

I have been shrouded
By the darkness of depression
Have felt the ice-cold winds
Of loneliness and isolation

I have heard the whisperings
Felt the spider legs creep
Of fear and anxiety
On my back, just out of reach

I know what it is like
To have your voice snatched by the wind
To play an assigned role
So that you are allowed to fit in

I have heard mournful cries
Echoing in the night
Before suddenly realising
That they were actually mine

I write all this to say
That I have experienced pain
For so long, it was inside me
But I was unable to say

Until one day
A pen found me
Offered me its services
To express my feelings safely

And I was left with this record
Chiselled into hard rock
And finally, I could learn
How to make this pain stop