Would you know how it feels to live each day in fear
Fear of loss, of failure, of endless shortcomings
Would you know how it feels when each step forward lands you on unstable ground
Shifting, falling, rapidly crashing below
Would you know how it feels when all you face is condemnation after trudging through the never-ending darkness
Would you know how it feels when good friends seem to fade
Floating on empty promises
Would you tell me you didn't
Even as you hurl thoughtless provocations
Words like daggers- piercing, tearing
My heart like meat to the preying hounds
Gaping wounds you leave to bleed
Merciless