I wanted to speak your name

I wanted to say

I'm not afraid of the dark

But no matter where I am

I seem to be defined

by a lack of fire in your eyes

Somehow you lost that certain spark

You think you can

close out the world

by hiding within

You want to deny any claims

by opening a certain bottle

hiding in the dark

while drinking

singing over and over

a sad song's refrain

I can't fight your ignorance

with my knowledge

I can't work through your pain

if I'm left on the outside

I can't squash your depression

with simple optimism

I want to take you for a walk

through the rain

To be soaked with you

to share in some real misery

that's not so bad after all

Perhaps to see you smile

rain drops dripping

where no tears care to fall