A Lonely Road

These pages turn too fast
To take in all the words
My memories fade and new ones
Take a turn for the worst
You hold out a hand from behind me
I can't take it cause you'll feel all my scars
But I let you walk beside me
Because alone the journey is too hard
I do not like to walk alone
But my friendships have fallen apart
People say I don't let them near me
But I haven't seen them trying too hard
Words seem to sting like knives
They just don't penetrate the skin
But they do reach my mind
And they're just so easy to let in
Hurt can be infectious
Spreading like a vicious fire
In the same way that treacherous guilt
Can disease the mind of a liar
The days go by in a blur
Routine, uninteresting and alone
Always on the outside looking in
Standing in the cold on my own
All I want is a helping hand
Someone to hold my heart
As I fit together the broken pieces
And get ready for a fresh, new start