Reality, pain and rejection included.

Can you suppress the expectations?
How do you keep the hope on low?
Can you prevent the painful landing?
Or soften each striking blow?

Is there a path to get around it?
Even if its far out of your way
Is it possible to live pain free?
Even if only for a day

You can say you keep yourself
From letting yourself care too much
But your words are just a band aid
And your skin still stings to touch

When you can predict the falling
Is there anyway to comfort the crash?
When the fire finally dies out
Can we be anything but bitter ash?

When talking just wont help
And you dont have energy to bleed
How can you light up the darkness?
Without losing what you need

So since there isn't any way
It seems we're flirting with our pain
No way to dodge the hurt
And feelings we can't explain

We'll stagger and we'll stumble
Until we fall down face first
It seems we're never on our feet
But always at our worst

It's not that I'm so negative
That I dont try to see the good
It's just the pain is always ahead
So secretive and not understood

It lurks and writhes with passion
As it tangles under our skin, it's sly
It comes from every direction
Doesn't even stop to let you cry

And you cant get around it
You'll fall down hard and lose
There no such thing as avoidance
Or recovery for each touchy bruise