Torrent Happiness and sadness Joy and grief Anger and regret Swirling in a vortex Like a hive of buzzing bees A torrent of crashing waves Dragging you deeper, deeper Up and down, a rollercoaster High in the sky, crashing to the ground Is it really all worth it? We act as we should Fake smile, fake “doing quite well” Sometimes it’s easier, sometimes you want to scream All the thoughts inside, unable to escape No one to help, no one to save you The torrent pulls on you Dragging you deeper, deeper The high points are glorious They emanate a sense of peace The pull away from the torrent You have a hope of escape Lifted up, higher and higher But the temporal status is obvious The torrent rages below Your fingerhold growing smaller And then you fall Falling at inhuman speeds Crashing into the torrent below It engulfs your being It takes control Back to no hope, no escape Nothing but emptiness Seemingly only one way out But as you approach the gates of death A ray of light shines through A hand reaching out, a loving aura You’re pulled out of the torrent Back on wings of glory The one who saved you never understands They don’t get what they mean There’s no way to show it They controlled the torrent They cared for you In a torrent of turmoil A torrent of love shone through Pick your torrent, follow the light