Nala-Rose

Chapter One On a dark and dreary night after watching a boring chick-flick at the theater, I was walking home alone. Tonight, like any other night, was supposed to be the same as just any other. Of course, though as always, it was not. A storm was beginning to brew. I could hear the thunder booming in the distance. The cracks of lightning split the sky in blinding white streaks. The trees danced in the whistling cold wind. The soaring pines around me, which were so comforting just hours ago, now extended freighting black shadows across the cookie cutter houses. I was walking at a brisk pace, trying to get home before the rain started to

It's a cave here Dark and empty And oh so cold Like a pit of darkness In the shadow things crawl Clawing out for me Calling for me to join them Showing me my utmost fears All alone here I cringe, From the darkness Creeping closer to me Wanting to consume me Surrounded by fear and sorrow I reach out for help, But I'm only pushed back Into the the darkness Falling forever There is no end No light to pull me out From this dark place I try to run Only to find that I'm dragged in deeper I claw at the walls holding me in Trapping me in my own mind

When you look in the mirror Do you see yourself? Or just a person Looking back at you Can you even recognize yourself in the reflections? When people look at you What do they see? A person without a care in the world? A person who is loved? Maybe a person with everything imaginable? When you look at yourself What do you see? I bet you can't see What everyone else does Can you even see the person they think is there? When they look at you What do they really see? An uncaring person A selfish person A person with the perfect life When you look into your soul Would they understand what's there? A soul that's ripped One tha

I know you're goin' through hard times Always moody Completely sad Surrounded in gloom You say you're fine But I know better I can see you trying no to cry Always tryin' to be tough Go ahead and cry You don't need to fret You'll always be the tough one Cuz' you let yourself cry Your happiness is cut Into so many pieces You've bled so much I know you have The tears you shed, Should not exist Don't believe you're alone Know that I'm here I'd never hurt you Please trust in me Just trust that I can, Pull you from the dark abyss Time to tell me So I can help When you do, I'll keep the secret Even if it kills me Til' th