She dresses in black everyday 

She keeps her hair simple and plain 

She never wears makeup 

But no one would care if she did anyway 



She doesn't recall yesterday 

Faces seem twisted and strange 

But she always wakes up 

Only to find she'd been miles away 



Absence of awareness 

Losing time 

A lapse of perception 

Losing time 



Wanting to escape 

She had created a way to survive 

She learned to detach from herself 

A behavior that kept her alive 



Hope in the face of our human distress 

Helps us to understand the turbulence deep inside 

That takes hold of our lives 

Shame and disgrace over mental unrest 

Keeps us from saving those we love 

The grace within our hearts 

And the sorrow in our souls 

Deception of fame 

Vengeance of war 

Lives torn apart 

Losing oneself 

Spiraling down 

Feeling the walls closing in 

A journey to find 

The answers inside 

Our illusive mind