Tears gather in my shining eyes
But do not chance to fall,
The secrets, shame, and lies
Making a mockery of all.
They crust around my tired lids,
Weighing my lashes down,
And my emotion now forbids
Any more than just a frown.
I\'m as helpless as a child
Who\'s abandoned in the dark,
With despondency so wild,
And melancholy stark.
I just want to feel that care
That others take for granted,
But for me is now so rare,
It is thoroughly enchanted.
Someone take me under wing,
And soothe my fevered brow,
I would gladly receive anything
Opposed to what I\'m feeling now.