Pretend

It's a quake, a deep-down in your bones pain that strikes you like a bolt of lightening, from the top of your head down through to your feet...destroying every single thing in it's path. It's a pain that lives just as long as you do. You carry it like a "monkey on your back". The guilt and regrets, immeasurable. Thing's you thought that you had already learned are once again called into question. The sadness you wear is like a warm blanket draped over your entire body. Your only "real" escape are the tears and the screams coming from beneath. It's a constant game of "hide & seek"...hiding your pain & seeking comfort in absolutely anything or anyone if even for a tiny moment. It's a pain that you wouldn't wish upon your worst enemy. It's the snapshot of a moment in time that you live with every single day for the rest of your life...it is "your" new FOREVER.
(jkw "Pretend")