Lavish curtains swirl around my silhouette
Red against black...

The flames lick my skin
A circle growing closer...

The whispers that haunted my every thought
Urging me to be someone they want...

I thought the waves of pleasurable love had washed...
Leaving me bone dry and to swim amongst the dust...

I sit at my desk
My paper staring up at me...

I can feel you falling away
As I fall apart in the dark...

Broken.
That's how I appeared before our peers...

Breathing the air used to calm the trembling
That erupts from my terrified heart...

Dreams not dreamt are those of which I am most...
Leading my wandering mind to follow close with...

My sanctuary was within her arms
Now my haven is wrapped around another...

I know she listens to my urgent prayers
caring eyes trained on my troubles...

Let me tell you a story
Of a beloved young man...