So There's This Guy Who Falls Into A Hole......

So There's This Guy Who Falls Into A Hole…...

(Inspired by The West Wing S2E10, Noel.
Leo to Josh: "A man is walking down the street, and falls into a hole. 

The hole is so deep, and the walls so slick, that he can't get out. 

He sees a doctor walking down the street, and calls out to him. "Hey doc, I've fallen in this hole- can you help me out?" The doctor writes him a prescription, throws it in the hole, and keeps walking. 

Then the guy sees a priest walking down the street, and calls out, "Hey father, I've fallen in this hole, can you help me out?" The priest writes down a prayer on a piece of paper, throws it in the hole, and keeps walking. 

Then the guy sees one of his good friends. He calls out, "Hey friend, I've fallen in this hole, can you help me out?" His friend comes over, and jumps in the hole with him. 

The guy says, "What are you, crazy? Now we're both in the hole!" 

His friend says, "Yes, but I've been here before, and I know the way out.")

Sometimes there's so much in your head,

So much you ache to say,

But you have to tie it up

And try to be mundane instead.

If you let it out it'll break another person

Tie them into your knot,

Tangle them where they don't want to go,

Making what was suspicion, certain.

So you hold it back, trying to be okay

Let everything be alright

Trying not to allow the pain to flood in

And ruin the one good moment of the day.

But it rides on your shoulders wherever you are

No relief can it find

Potent and permanent

Pushing you way too far.

You ask me what I want, how am I feeling,

I want to take the lid off the box

Let even a whisper of relief flood in

Let that breath be freeing.

Because every dark rope has an end

And every dark cage has a lock

every dark hole has a bottom,

The secret is finding the friend

Who can slide down the rope,

Unlock the cage,

Show you path out of the hole

A whisper the words of hope.