By Riggs
Date: 20 August 1999

I'm going to lock my heart away..

I'm going to lock my heart away,
And pack it on a shelf.
Until such time as I can say,
"I do not hate myself"

I do not want the wretched thing
which caused me all that pain.
Sharper than a hornets sting,
I don't need that again.

I'm going to pack it right away,
to keep it out of sight.
And go on living, day by day,
A life that's not so bright.

I cannot keep it in my chest,
The world would just confuse it
In it's shoebox it can rest,
Cos now I'm scared to use it.