By Kelly Foster
Take me to the deepest corners of your mind
To those shadow places kept hidden deep inside
Hidden from the world, from prying eyes
Hidden from those you love, safe wrapped inside
I can feel your suffocating despair
And how it all seems so beyond repair
Speak the words too dark to say aloud
Too shameful to admit to the crowd
Unpick the stitches that conceal your pain
You’ll see that mine are sewn just the same
Take off the mask you so skilfully wear
Heavy under the burden you bear
We have great sadness we carry within
Causing our once bright light to pale and dim
Pour out your most shattering secrets
Pick them out of the blackest pits
Tell me yours and I’ll tell you mine
Upon these wounds we shall dine
Let me bear witness to your scars
Kept locked behind those steel caged bars
What words do those voices whisper to you
That leave your heart so battered and bruised
Upon your reflection your eyes do fall
Yet you see no good in there at all
Open your soul and let me see
The demons that there might be
Lurking in the coldest crypt
Upon your dreams they now sit
Find comfort in me, you are not alone
We all have things for which we must atone
I see in you the same as I
No need to turn away, to hide
Kindred in this torture, in this despair
Not alone, you now have a friend there