This is a poem I wrote a long, long time ago – 1991 actually.
SWALLOWING THESE SALTY TEARS
EATING ALL THIS PAIN
THE SUN IS BURNING ALL MY SKIN
MY EYES ARE FILLED WITH RAIN
NO ONE ELSE SEES
AND NO ONE ELSE CARES
EVERYONE IS TAKE HATE TAKE
AND NO ONE WANTS TO SHARE
MY SOUL IS FILLED WITH PASSION
AND MY HEART IS FILLED WITH FIRE
MY EARS ARE FILLED WITH VOICES
AND EVERYONE’S A LIAR
I’M DOWN AND DOWN
AND CONFUSED AND WILD
I’M GOIN’ CRAZY
AND I’M ONLY A CHILD
GROWING UP IS SO DAMN HARD