I promise you
That things will come
Together again
And life will be beautiful
Technicolor and chaotically wonderful
You won't be gray anymore
You won't be retiscent anymore
Because you won't be alone anymore
And you will speak to me
Despite not needing words
I'll already know
That we're both okay
I promise you now
We'll find each other
Someday
Missing you
Was like being homesick
I felt safe for once
And I loved you
Because I felt so safe
When you showed me color
In the life I thought so gray
You showed me how to hope
When I figured the world was darkness
You would smirk
Dragging me into the Technicolor chaos
That I'd feared so long
You told me to trust the chaos
Don't try to tame or understand it
You said
Just ride it out
And move on from the darkness
Missing you
Was like being homesick
I loved you
Because you showed me color
And then left me to wander alone
So now
On my own
I need to find the strength
To ride it out
I'm scared
I'm alone
I'm scared
I'm alone
I'm repeating
For stability
Repeating
Repeating
I'll never do this right
Every time
I try
I try
I fail
I fail
Why try
When failure
Repeats
My body shakes
My head aches
A jittery timer is inside
But there is no release
No release
For my nerves
I'm scared
I'm alone
I'm scared
I'm alone
Why try
When failure
Failure
Repeats
Be quiet. Be very, very quiet. They’re coming for us. That’s the instruction that keeps pounding through my head. Each pulse. Each breath. Quiet. Very, very quiet.
The others are gone. Found long ago. I can only hope that they don’t rat me out. I remember Jake. He was a big mouthed moron. I hoped that his being stupid wouldn’t lead to me being found. I shudder. I would rather be dead than found.
I remember when they found my brother, Terence. He’s only six. Innocent. That’s too young. Too young to have the future yanked out from under him. I can remember hearing his screams. He put up a struggle-a g