Darkest Blue

Tell me, dear one, I beg you

Open your heart, tell me the truth

Are you rosy, bright as dawn?

Or are you truly, deeply blue?

I can see it in your eyes, my darling

How light is gone, darkness imbued

Fear not, you can tell me, my darling.

If you’ve become unglued.

Would you keep my secret? You beg

I don’t want them all to see

I beseech you to hold between us

All words I share with thee

I’ve kept from the world black secrets

That I wrap under a glowing pink mask.

I fear what would happen if they knew

What I hide behind a sparkling facade

If they were to find out that some days

I can’t get out of bed I’m so blue,

They’ll brand me unfit, dub me cuckoo

Force their medicine tried and true

They’ll stuff me up with pills,

Get me committed, lock me up, throw the key,

House me forever in a dungeon

Leave me lone screaming my plea

Fear nothing, my darling, hereby I swear

I’ll protect you, guard you, stand by your side

There will be no dungeons, my darling

I’ll guard your truth, ensure you won’t be denied