The Burn

Strike a match
And watch it burn
The flame lasts
And I never learn

It touches my skin
Leaving behind the pain
Letting it sink within
Never speaking of it again

I stumble and fall
Bringing everything down
Ready to give my all
Not caring what hits ground

So sick of being helpless
In this world I can’t control
With feelings of being hopeless
Of all the love that I have stole

I can’t give in and I can’t lose sight
Of what I feel is out there for me
That feeling of fear every night
For no one else to see

So I strike another match
Again I watch it burn
For the same length the flame lasts
And I will never begin to learn.

JLK - 7/19/11