Let me out

I can hear them speaking
in whispered tones they fall
the tears are telling secrets
you can't hear through the wall

i make sure that they're silent
or then you would find out
that i wasn't really sleeping
but trying not to shout

the metal feels like fire
as the rubies start to drop
one by one onto the floor
it's something i can't stop

it creates a feeling
of worries blown away
by one lonely slit
that somehow seems to stay

my veins begin to show
on the surface of my hands
i'm shaking from a chill
my body's own demand

i curl into a ball
relief has turned to doubt
and so i cry to you
let me out
let me out
let me out

copyright (c) 01/25/07 ms - bittersweet