FOREVER YOUNG

Eyes peering out from the darkness
The light glistens in her tears
Silently waiting, holding her breath
She lives inside her fears
In my mind; She's forever young
Still running, still hiding, afraid
Never returning to find her
Once again, she feels betrayed
She tries to get my attention
From the corridors of my mind
But now it's me running away
Trying to leave my past behind
I didn't want to remember
I didn't want to relive the pain
I kept running around in circles
Trying to survive and just sustain
Haven't I endured and suffered enough
I just wanted to keep going on
I thought the past would stay in the past
But I couldn't have been more wrong
Forever young, running from fear
Trapped inside my mind
She's stuck in time and I am old
Half living and half blind
Just when I thought I was strong enough
I reached out to take her hand
But the pain and the fear, when they came near
I couldn't cope, I couldn't withstand
Eyes, still peering out from the darkness
The light still glistens in her tears
Still waiting, still holding her breath
Still living inside her fears