Just a ring, just a voice
At the other end of the phone
Still she feels so alone

Just a dream, just a choice
Picking up and moving forward
To live of her own accord

Step ahead, Don't look back
Her empty arms begin to ache
Her future is at stake

Step around, don't unpack
Finding a new life and place
And some breathing space

Walking through the dark rooms
I feel an icy chill descending
Piled in the farthest corner--
All the hopes for happy endings

No matter how many times I try
There's too many pieces gone
The puzzle can't be finished
Still I struggle until dawn

Sleepless nights...they haunt me
Mocking me with laughter
There's no more turns to take
No happily ever after

I guess I've always known it
Just never could face defeat
But now I look it in the eye
And its victory I greet

There are no more excuses
I just need to move along
Step through the open door
Into the room where I belong

Learning to breathe and let it ALL go...
Taking the time to relax...taking the time to laugh...
Tilting my head and seeing it all sideways...
Making it look like a Picasso painting...
The giggles rise from underneath...
They stare and mumble at you...
Say you are so miserably irreverant...
But why should you care if they THINK it's wrong...
It gets you through your life...
You can giggle from one end of the day to the other...
You feel the anxiety start to rise...
Take your deep breath and realize...
This is YOUR life and they can't tell you..
If it isn't interfering in their ability to function...
Then you can ignore them and turn away....
You know who you are and what you do...
If they can't 'get' you why should it matter....
Life on this earth will soon be over...
And the words they mutter will not be heard...
Heaven has its own language and that's not it...

It is done. It is opened. And now there it is in your face...torturing your mind again.

The closet door was left ajar and it was all left to escape. Someone turned the knob...peeked in...resurrected the nightmares.

It must all be treated and sent on its way. The closet must be left empty. It is the only way the nightmares will disappear.

You fool yourself...punish yourself...for too many years. Everyone around you suffers from it eventually.

It is time to take up the cross, bear the burden...deal with it. Get rid of it once and for all.

Not everything has a closure that comes with a nice tidy bow. It is not gift wrapped and handed to you.

You have to deal with yourself...to get rid of the nightmares. It is the only way to save the rest of your life.

Not everyone understands. You seem so 'normal' on the surface. Your life is so sweet and smooth.

They don't see the upheaval you suffered so long ago...that created the nightmares...that you've hidden in your closet.

When you push them away and shut them out...as you always end up doing...they rail at you...they attack...they call you bitch.

There are no words to explain. You have allowed it all to happen over and over again.

The nightmares must be faced. They must be gotten rid of. Then maybe the people can stay.