Iron Mind

Photo Credit — Me! London

I’ve got this burning,
This yearning
Deep down in my soul
I’m learning
And earning
The right be whole
Not broken
Unspoken
The shade cast over my mind
There’s hope
And I’ll cope
With the strength that I find
Not searching
Not lurching
From malaise to malaise
Not hurting
I’m certain
I’ll turn my night into day
I’ve fashioned
My passion
Out out of ink on the page
Found some refuge
From this deluge
Of anger and rage
This feeling
I’m healing
Cannot be ignored
The itch
From the stitches
Of wounds still so raw
It’s chilling
We’re killing
Ourselves from within
Let’s end this
And mend us
It’s time to begin
To wander
To wonder
To live to be, not to win.

To anyone who has fought back against the darkness inside.

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