When

When you open your favorite book
But the pages won’t turn
You are hidden in your favorite nook
But your heart just burns
When time creeps
You want to be alone
And cannot speak
But you won’t let go of the phone
When you’ve tamped it all down
And cannot cry
Cannot release the feelings so profound
No matter how hard you try
You dig for distraction
cannot seem to confide
So you pack up your burden
And die a little inside