under the rainbow (cont)

But I stay hard at work Bc they stay hard at work Trying to stay away from the wicked And the wicked never rest Clawing my way Through another restless day To the best of my ability I bear down I don't give up I can finally stop But not until I've found tranquility When I think back on the day I met the thing that would take everything away I'm filled with little more than regret, bitterness and anger For leaving self, child and potential behind And everything good she Once was Before the drugs beat, broke and changed her But her whole, entire life She lived with an ache that sucked her into its gravity She anxiously awaited The day she would finally be released from beneath the weight Of her personal preassigned tragedy She had lost so much Before she was even old enough to understand loss Confusing touch for love, Ultimately needing the rush That comes from the touch Of someone just as broken And lonely Wishing I could just feel something When they would hold me And even though most days It hurt and took pieces It had to be love Bc that's what they told me Empty sometimes reaches for empty Forgetting that voids can't be filled by the devoid But we can laugh and smile And maybe find a fleeing