The Pain

The dark night.
The light of a single star shines through the fog of this damp town.

I am alone.
There is no one here but me.
It is getting harder and harder to breathe.
The dark is closing in.

My world is tilted
seemingly off-kilter
everything is out of my control.
I need control.

The silver of steel
glints in the light of the moon.
It kisses my skin.
My skin cries
a single red tear
trickles down

With the light of day
I rise
like a tiger
the evidence of my pain
is shown as my stripes.

They say there are other ways
to fight the pain inside
but this is all I know.

Fight the pain inside with pain
without

Dedicated to all my friends who have the pain. To those who turn to pain and embrace it like a friend. I can be that friend. Search for those other ways that are there. They are there.
I promise.

Cassi