shadows

I used to think I knew a lot of things but I’m not so sure now I used to trust most people but I don’t remember how to trust the world is a dangerous place that I find myself in, There liars are the truth and the truth is a lie The masks, they keep us from ourselves They turn the pure man vengeful No longer look within to find A heart that isn’t hateful Just observe the wicked mask That tears our dreams apart Our safety is not a right, nor a privilege Behind closed doors the masks come off We bear our souls out to the shadows But shadows are unfeeling Unmoving, uncaring, and dead. NO, shadow, you can’t have me! I refuse to submit to your demands I want to be me, living out with the free I can break free of this graven image My life can once more breathe fresh air I am not confined to the life Others choose for me I will be mine, and mine alone YOU will not control me, shadow. Your bitter reign has lost its power Even now I feel the sun Streaming in to my dark shadow room Filling my soul with a new hope and life And finally… I can breathe

by: Me