Thicker Skin

I wake up today again with hope That I will make it through Anything that comes at me As the tide rips through I have survived so many storms Each storm has left a scar These scars left have hardened me Made my skin thicker than it was before This is what I say to … Continue reading Thicker Skin

Nothing left 

What do you have to be  To exist in this world  What do you have to become  In order to survive it  What do you do  When there is nothing left of you  Nyx 

New eyes 

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

What will come next 

Today I wake  Weary with dread  Wondering What will come next  Nyx 

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 

Hoping I make it back to you

Life is an endless array of obstacles This I know is true All I do is bear it and keep going All I do is hope I make it through These obstacles block the way home They make me crawl inside myself Longing to be alone I always see them coming These obstacles you see … Continue reading Hoping I make it back to you

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

No more tears today 

At this moment I trust no one  At this moment my hope in others is gone  I feel no joy in the company that I keep  My heart has been ripped open By all of the promises that have been broken I shed no more tears today  I have said all there is to say  … Continue reading No more tears today 

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