I can hide the fear and pain
let it slip from my face
maintain my features
in a smile I cannot feel
I can deny that I'm lonely
with a cheerful voice
that is not my own
I can pretend
like I walk in sunshine
though in the shadows I stay
and yearn to follow those
who walk freely in the dark
I don't fear the dark
rather it calls to me
a lover's whisper
calling to me on the wind
I have no one to walk with
so I keep to the shadows
waiting for the one
who can free me completely
the one who can set me free
to see what I wish to see
feel what I wish to feel
know what I wish to know
and be who I need to be