Hollow inside

I'm beginning to feel

Like I've swallowed my pride

Trying to deal

With the rising tide

Wondering if my desire to live is real

Oh, what wouldn't I give

To allow our worlds to again collide

Insides hollow

I forgot how to feel

On hope I choke, swallow

I cannot deal

With life so real

So in my pain I'll wallow

Scarred by hate that'll never heal

Jarred Shah

06/2020