"Hold On"
~Michiyo Nakamura

I close my eyes
and let myself drown
in this whirlpool of regret
reaching out for every bit of hope i can grasp ---
hoping that someone would take my hand
and save me from this hell i myself created

but now i realize
'tis a place where the sun doesn't shine
and now i'm drowning here
in this sea of lie and pretence
waiting for someone to take my hand ---

and as i slip away
from every bit of sanity
that is left in me
the bittersweet pain of reality hit me hard:
that no matter how hard i try to escape,
there simply is no way out

and finally darkness held me in a cold embrace
all those years of waiting has come to an end
but only one thing is for certain:
i did not let go ---
they just forgot to hold on.