One By One The Yard Gnomes Steal My Sanity

She woke up drowning in her pain

Her eyes open and ashamed

She had fallen many times before pushed around,

Broken as she fell to the floor.

She couldn’t take the pain anymore,

Her soul was bruised, cracked she

Felt as if she was sinking, drowning

Being held back.

She needed something, anything to take

Away the dark black hole.

The pain was eating her alive without

That something, anything she possibly

Won’t survive

Her hand reached out, but no one could hear,

No one could see that she was drowning fast,

Her eyes glimmering with light as she grabbed

The nearest object that was insight.

She had done it many times before,

Cutting close, not too deep being careful,

Might just leave a scar, but she went too far.

The blade slipped, cut her deep,

As she fell to the floor she didn’t even weep.

She felt the pain fading away with every

Breath she took, the darkness was disappearing

She felt safe as she knew he wouldn’t be interfering

With her life ever again.

As she closed her eyes for one last time,

Everything was silent, everything was still.

In away she knew the darkness would keep her

But she had no idea that the light would eventually save her.

Sarah-Jayne