Eyes let the morning light in
And a shallow breath of dread greets the cold floor with mockery

The burn of disparity groans
And seats isolation in a crowd of foreign faces

Silence brings comfort
And song brings an unfamiliar pain that festers beneath the surface

Intimacy steering as distant as the unknown
And the taste of sentiment is sweet and unkind

Longing bounded by the weight of fear
And an embrace for diversion

Exceeding words in tender thoughts
That taunt this weak soul