My head feels like it’s swollen. Throbbing endlessly. Tears burn as they flow down redden cheeks - Sodium streaks of painful memories, Though everything now looks so gray; Gray, All save for the scars. Open and corroding, Pouring free with seemingly forgotten pain. Do you know what it’s like to be me? Do you love to see what I see? Shimmering darkness among a lighter shade. (False soul - False pain.) Everyday is another test I put myself through, Another chasm of reality I force myself to jum...

A soft, yet hazy smile crept along her face. His heart beat. Dreams of a new life, spellbinding in her mind – as the blade sang a sorrowful tune. Her body shuddered; her body burned, yet she didn’t move. His frantic coughing, gentle tugging – it did nothing to distract her, even when his lips turned blue. Sinking into the tossing waves of crimson; the lamp’s glow her only vision, warm as a loving embrace as she escaped all pain and fell into darkness once more. He stood above her now. This an...