from morning to night i stayed out of sight didn t recognize i d become no more than alive i d barely survive in a word overrun won t hear a sound from my mouth i ve spent too long on the inside out my skin is cold to the human touch this bleeding heart s not beating much i murmured a vow of silence and now i don t even hear when i think aloud extinguished by the light i turn on the night wear its darkness with an empty smile i m creeping back to life my nervous system all awry i m wearing the inside out look at him now he s paler somehow but he s coming around he s starting to choke it s been so long since he spoke well he can have the words right from my mouth and with these words i can see clear through the clouds that covered me just give it time then speak my name now we can hear ourselves again i m holding out for the day when all the clouds have blown away i m with you now can speak your name now we can hear ourselves again he s curled into the corner but still the screen is flickering with an endless stream of garbage to curse the place in a sea of random images the self destructing animal waiting for the waves to break he s standing on the threshold caught in fiery anger and hurled into the furnace he ll curse the place he s torn in all directions and still the screen is flickering waiting for the flames to break