Hollow

I stood so close to the edge

But falling still doesn’t feel like the worst

For I cried in bed at nights like this

But tonight I hang by my mind’s twisted games

I’ve forgotten how it feels,

I needed my fill

For my thoughts made sure

They left me empty and hollow

Reeling, wanting, begging-

To be deprived of peace,

To lie alone awake on endless nights

I was convinced was what I deserve

Scraped knees, bruised elbows

At the dark I stared,

Lips heavy with all unsaid

Heart sank deeper with every step

Should I cower and hide

Under a delusion that my life isn’t over

Or should I be the brave one

To try and take a leap?

I hope it wouldn’t hurt

To see you on the other side