New eyes 

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.   Marcel Proust 

Erase me

I feel my heart stop beating I feel myself break in half Why am I always left here Alone in this place How many demons must I conquer To forget your face You have destroyed Only to recreate It is too late to change This monster that you made I try to dream I try … Continue reading Erase me

Drifting 

Underneath the lamplight I lay my weary head Thinking I might be safer But still wishing I was dead A drifter is what I was I guess I still am Drifting from here to there Going no where Stepping forward Then stepping back Waiting for the next swing Bracing myself for the next hit Wondering … Continue reading Drifting 

Not sorry

"I am not sorry for what I had to become in order to survive." Schuyler Peck

Believe in you

There are moments when I lose hope in everyone Then I realize that I do not need them The only thing I need Is to believe in me Nyx

A lion who fears no one

When the walls cave in on me  When it is too dark to see  I feel the anger beneath my skin  It is part of the darkness buried within The rage pushes me forward  It gives me strength  I have reached a path  A path of no return  If you are in my gaze  You … Continue reading A lion who fears no one

Never slowing down

As my world spins and spins around me My thoughts a shattered mess I stop to think to myself When is the next test Waiting for the next battle Never resting Never slowing down I only feel peace When I listen to the sound The music soothes my ranting mind When I am chained and … Continue reading Never slowing down

Yearning for peace

Once again I feel my chest cave in I feel my head ache  I long for an escape  I long for peace from this life  I long to escape today  Go somewhere far away  Sometimes I dream of being someone else  Ignorant to the world around me  I do not want to be aware of … Continue reading Yearning for peace

My purpose 

I have been brought into moments of complete despair  But this is how I find my strength  This is how I find hope  I have embarked on a journey  Each stride a lesson to be learned  Each breath drawn is another that I live Each day I am given a gift  Something that is taught … Continue reading My purpose 

Jackal with a latch 

I wake up and I wait to see  Where these next few steps will take me I am walking away from the life I lived before  To walk alone again once more  There are no serpents in the grass  Just a jackal with a latch  I must be careful as I make my move  I … Continue reading Jackal with a latch