lift you up; who will show up for you? what’s even left to lift? there’s nothing left. when did nothing — become so heavy? the drag of empty, pulling you down. emote, gee — you’re frowning perpetually. where solitude is the minds — loudest burden. in the silence of sound; so deafening. you wonder if you can even scream? to scream, to scream, to scream — scream for your dream. bound by the sound. whispering in the quiet darkness.