Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 / 10:30 p.m.
The Most Beautiful Deceptions

Enveloped in the shadows
It calls to me
Speaks words of comfort
Pretty lies all tied in bows

A little spurt here, another there
Something in me dying to get out
Dying because it hurts too much not to
Hush now, it'll be all right

Dig a little deeper
Push a harder
Silence is the reward
Blissful quiet, peace at last

And I tie the bow a little tighter
Fluff the ribbon a little more
Make it all so pretty to eye
When it's built to shatter with one touch

And I hold my breath every time I pass
Because maybe now, maybe this time
The pretty facade will stay up
And I can be another of the onlookers and be free

Free to admire the beauty, the power, the strength
Of the most beautiful deceptions that are doomed to fall to pieces again and again and again...