My heart, my mind, my body, my soul
                            Forever one, forever nothing.
                            The sky burns while Earth freezes
                            Life itself is a contradiction
                            Depression is a heavy burden
                            I am nothing but I feel everything
                            How can I be when my heart is incomplete?
                            Who is it that denies my right to love?
                            It is he.
                            He whom I cherished,
                            He whom I held dear.
                            He who now leaves my life so empty!
                            I am naught but a shadow of reality...
                            I am naught but a shadow of...
                            I am naught but a shadow...
                            I am naught but a...
                            I am naught but...
                            I am naught.

©1999 K.J. Parlee


The Way it Is by Therese Lanz