a cry in silence

don’t they know how much it hurts
talking about their girl, that guy?
don’t they know what it’s like
happiness dangled in front of a sad man?
don’t they know?
sometimes it hurts too much to listen
to hear their happy words
to have them ask advice
but never ask about me
do they know what it’s like?
to hear about mixing ice-cream flavors on a date
when all you can taste is loneliness?
a double scoop of loneliness with a sprinkling of sorrow
served in a waffle cone dipped in pain, hold the hope
hold the hope Pandora, hold the hope
lock it in your little box, lock it away
hope’s too precious to let out
hope’s too easy to burn
and it’s a cold fire in the desert
burning hope and waiting for love
and they’ll never know how much it hurts
out here all alone
alone in this night without stars