There is a flood of pain inside my chest,

Held back for years from breaking the walls.

Even today when these waves rise fierce,

People laugh… seeing me cry without reason.

This storm grows deeper with every moment,

My chest becomes heavier than before.

No matter how loudly the darkness inside rages,

I still have to live like this… every day, every moment.

Flames of anger often rise within me,

Tears extinguish them for a few seconds.

The pain never truly lessens,

But it does give a little relief… for a while.

I don’t know when that moment will come,

When I’ll break free from this world of pain.

When I’ll breathe the first air of a new beginning—

When the clouds of sorrow will finally disperse,

And showers of happiness will fall.

Leaving my past behind,

I will create my own new future.