She dresses in black everyday

She keeps her hair simple and plain

She never wears makeup

But no one would care if she did anyway



She doesn't recall yesterday

Faces seem twisted and strange

But she always wakes up

Only to find she'd been miles away



Absence of awareness

Losing time

A lapse of perception

Losing time



Wanting to escape

She had created a way to survive

She learned to detach from herself

A behavior that kept her alive



Hope in the face of our human distress

Helps us to understand the turbulence deep inside

That takes hold of our lives

Shame and disgrace over mental unrest

Keeps us from saving those we love

The grace within our hearts

And the sorrow in our souls

Deception of fame

Vengeance of war

Lives torn apart

Losing oneself

Spiraling down

Feeling the walls closing in

A journey to find

The answers inside

Our illusive mind