Maelstrom Sense: Chapter 1

Do you know me?

I'm over here,

Sitting in shadows,

Waiting for somebody,

Somebody like me,

With whom I can be free,

With whom I can cry.

Do you see me?

I'm over here,

Languishing, longing,

Waiting for a chance,

Do you see me,

Or do you see me,

The one I'm hiding.

Do you hear me?

Over here,

Hoping that tears,

Really can heal,

All that I am,

Is awaiting the sending,

From sweet Silence.

Can you taste it?

I'm over here,

Wallowing,

In heart's decay,

Wondering,

Can memories,

Ever erase.

Can you smell it?

Over here,

There's the sickly-sweet odor,

Of rot,

Do you smell it,

The scent left behind,

By loved ones.