What happens when the voice inside your mind
Isn't your own?
When your thoughts corrode your mind
And eat your very soul?
They call you insane
And have you locked away.

What happens when your brain screams
"Don't let go!"
When your mother screams
We shouldn't have gone to that rock show?
You're going into shock
And soon, they'll put you in your own little box.

What happens when she makes you
Laugh so hard you can't breathe?
Little moments with each other
Put your mind at ease?
This is joy,
At least until she uses your emotions
like you would a child's toy.

What happens when your heart
Begins to race?
When the thought of him
Brings a smile to your face?
When your stomach flutters
Like the wings of a dove?
This is love. Treat it well.
Worth more than gold,
But not to sell.

The heart of a child,
So rare to possess.
What happens when
You begin to care less?

What happens when your heart begins to ache?
When it hurts so much
You think it might break?
This is called loss, most common of all.
It happens when one person cares
Far, far too much,
Or even still, not at all.

When one faces loss, they are put to the test.
Will they go on, or take one final rest?
What happens when, however rare it may be,
What happens when I lose to all these?