I sit alone
Inside my room
As darkness gathers
As inside a tomb

My thoughts wander
Far and wide
To flee the emptiness
I have inside

If you were with me
I would know
Things would be better
I want it so

Crying out
Into the night
I fall asleep
I lose the fight

Originally written 7-4-2010

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