the smile carved onto my cheeks
sometimes I barely breathe
fighting to hold back the tears
always focus to slow the pulse
to keep the darkness inside
I've come to live with this curse
there's no point to fight
the demons that are loose
roaming around like parasites
and I clutch the invisible noose
tight as hell - I close my eyes
the whispering screams
pounding to break free
I'm sick of these daydreams
I wish they would just kill me
no one will ever hurt the way I
hurt myself - I isolate
icy thorns reaching up high
lost in the limbs of my own suicide