Learning to love life by living through loss and mistakes,
Lessons learned then gradually surfacing,
Letting go, stripping naked to scream.
I am not perfect, nor do I strive to be,
I am alive in this world of face-first falls and public breakdowns,
I'm a retarded, disfigured clown.
Dying to be heard for the simple art of letting this heavy wall finally fall,
I'm an equal being of no race or color,
A hallucination if you will,
Sneaking into the lives of strangers and letting them fall apart
To a new rhythm, just to feel better.
(Blue October)