Fight It’s all you can do It’s instinct now One foot in front of the other You march Bone tired One weary foot, then the next Uphill Mountainous, treacherous To nowhere That’s how it seems Still, you trudge Heavy of heart but clear of mind Careful, reasoned movements To salvation vaguely promised Never fully described [...]
Your hand on mine is like fire It warms me, reminds me of a life I knew before Before you Before this Now I know for certain the sensation is a lie The feeling burns within me It threatens to consume me with rage, with disgust I barely recognize myself, I have stooped so low [...]
You wish me to stand before you Head bowed Low and Pleading I am not yours I do not belong to you I do not subscribe to your false prophecies Your Empty Promises I owe you nothing Your brand may mar my skin But your shackle I leave behind
