when I finally open up
I get knocked down
it hurts so much
it feels as though
everything's turning upside down
I don't know whether to rage
or to cry
but once again
I am ready to put up the cage
through which my pain cannot pry
it's the cage to my heart
and I want it back
I want my pain to depart
and my facade back in tact
I want my empty soul
because it is home to me
it's then that I know
no one can hurt me