Cringe of pain.

Living in the shadows,
The burning skin,
A shattered heart, a weak heart.
Broken, living in pieces.
And you scream, you shout,
Pull me in terror,
Make me fear your voice,
Fear me out of my senses,
And I'm numb,
Numb from all that follows,
And the cast of love,
The voice of peace,
So faraway, surreal to feel.
Yet we try but never cry.
To find love but we never do,
When it all falls apart,
They fall too.

Sometimes over these shadows,
Sometimes creating them,
You grab me tight,
Why don't you hold me for a while?
You scream out my name,
And I'm calm when you call.
Like missing pieces,
Flowing with the river,
Pieces of me, pieces of my heart,
Smiling their broken smiles,
With faces that need that touch,
When you love, not hate.
Close your eyes and feel the rain,
And you forget the thunder,
Let every drop wash your pain.
And when you cringe,
I live for love,
I live not long.