The Pale Effort
Written During a Period of Time When Working 27-Hour Shifts Was Regular

You're the crumbs, left not found.
The novelty won't fade.
By the ridge, I would call.
My crime was with no one.
Needed to know, needed to know.
Answer me!
You told me I was lost inside, I whipped away your smile.
If it has given you a reason for life, then I must go away and be left alone.
You told me I am lost inside and I wipe away your smile.
It's the right thing, do you know?
At least everyone thinks I am saying so.
The violence was home, and it made the lies, it made the love.
Answer me!
You told me I was lost inside, I whipped away your smile.
If it's given you a reason for life, then I must go away and be left alone.
Told me I am lost inside and I wipe away your smile.
"Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe paints a fairly clear picture.