A flood of handshakes,
A party of smiles,
But there are never enough words.
No one ever listens;
Everything is superficial.
No one wants to care,
Never a free minute for silence.
An open flower in bloom,
Rain must fall for life.
But with umbrellas all around me,
How am I supposed to live?
I need the water.
I need the rain.

Falling, falling all the way.
Watching at a distance the happiness,
Wondering why; thinking how.
Asking too many questions,
And never finding any answers.
Looking at anything to stand on,
Walking on a tightrope of mental stability.
Searching among an unknown world
For any sense of direction.
Crying at the seams for help,
And finding no peace in sympathy.

Lost among the thoughts of sadness,
Left alone with the memories of yesterday.
Never a peaceful moment,
Because no one ever forgets.
The actions of the past haunt me,
I can't leave this hateful world.
All day long,
The feeling come and chip away
At a foundation I fought to build.
Every time I cry, the tears
Wash away my hopes.
And I am left on this barren land;
This windswept plain of feeling;
To wander through life without thinking.