do not speak

Do not speak to me of joy,

Do not utter words of peace.

Let my heart lament,

Let me enter into grief.

Do not point now to the good,

Do not tell me to be strong.

The tears that blur my eyes,

Only filter what went wrong.

You live above the clouds,

Encouraged by the light.

But dark surrounds me now,

I know only of the night.

Do not speak of courage,

Do not utter words of hope.

My ears refuse to listen,

Those words were lies you spoke.