Paralyzed

I can feel the bags under my eyes growing heavy

When you walked out the door I wasn't ready

The moment kills the pride

And like a demon I was born to hide

Standing on a bank of shadows

Listening to your footsteps

I hold in my hand

The very thing

That meant the most

I wore it around my neck everyday

But yours isn't gone it's in your brain

You know love is a treacherous thing

But we cling to it so we can breathe

Hold on to what we have

It's the time of the beast in my head

Frustration begins to seep in my skin

Keeping it in never speaking again

Leverage I once held is drifting away

You're going to do what you want anyway

But the blisters on my hands tell me this line

Even though I'm dead inside I'm still alive

Break the glass of the morning

I look at my reflection and see my story

The book has a few chapters left

But you don't listen to what they've said

Take a second to open your eyes

I'm still here I'm by your side

With your hand in mine

We can take on this world one step at a time

-C.W