The Old Hurt of Being Left Behind

Old pain left my heart with a cavernous abyss And the answer echoes from the bottom Will you help me find the path down into the dark? I’m scared of being alone down in the deep dark All the ones I left first, so I won’t feel this way Hoping they’d still be here, know they’re gone anyway I always moved on before mourning, just to survive And when morning breaks, I can’t bear to step in the light Down, deeper down, through the years Past the fragmented memories of people I lost The closer we get, the more that it aches Til I can’t feel the pain, but I can’t stop the tears Will you help me find a way Out of the dark? Am I too late? Healing hurts I’ve got to find The old hurt of being left behind So now we are Here, through the eyes of a child At the bottom, where Now has no meaning I’m trapped in the pain of loss, and not knowing why Eons have passed to the day, I still don’t know why Down, deeper down, through the years Past the fragmented memories of people I lost The closer we get, the more that it aches Til I can’t feel the pain, but I can’t stop the tears Down, deeper down, through the years Past the fragmented memories of people I lost How did I learn to turn it all off When the absence of pain hurts more? Will you help me find a way Out of the dark? Am I too late? Healing hurts I’ve got to find The old hurt of being left behind Somewhere, there is someone who loves you Before and after they learn what you are Down, deeper down, through the years Past the fragmented memories of people I lost The closer we get, the more that it aches Til I can’t feel the pain, but I can’t stop the tears Down, deeper down, through the years Past the fragmented memories of people I lost How did I learn to turn it all off When the absence of pain hurts more? Somewhere, there is someone who loves you Before and after they learn what you are

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 26, 2025