How Do I

by kw - Cancer

(FOR TARA)


HOW DO I BREAK THROUGH THIS SHELL?
THROUGH WHAT I’VE BEEN LIVING, THIS HELL!
A DRAMA CREATED SO WELL,
THE TRUTH, I CAN’T EVEN TELL!

YOU SAY THAT I NEED TO BE FREE
BUT DON’T TELL ME HOW I CAN BE
YOUR TRUTHS I CAN’T EVEN SEE
FOR YOU’S NOT THE SAME AS FOR ME

I’M CRAWLING OUT OF MY SKIN
TOO MUCH OF ME, CAN’T KEEP IT IN
I’M FALLING WAY PAST TRUTH AND LIES
NO ILLUSIONS AND NO ALIBIES

SAFETY’S IRRELEVANT, I’M MADE OF STEEL
DAMN THE TORPEDOES, I SAY WHAT I FEEL
I’VE GOT TO DECIPHER WHAT’S WRONG AND WHAT’S REAL
TO GET TO THE ME THAT DON’T NEED TO HEAL

Reason for writing:

    Trying to find truth can be so frustrating!!!    

Birth sign: Cancer
Date created: 2001-07-07 01:03:16
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:44:38
Poem ID: 63744

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