Streaming rains
streaming rains from the pain locked deep inside
so long ago her love for life died
the hurt is steady, a constant reminder
of things that she just can't put behind her
she digs her hole deeper and deeper each day
thinking that down is the only way
a life without hope is no life at all
but she just cannot get up from this fall
her very last spark is beginning to fade
she can't erase the mistakes that she's made
too late she knows to change the ending
and she desperately hates the message she's sending
she'll tell you to love yourself, treat yourself right
but as her voice echoes she gives up the fight
she slips away quietly, alone no one near
an end to her pain and her hate and her fear
Kim (9/99)
Copyright 1999 by Kim Martel
