Internalized

Strength in solitude is a gift and a curse

I won't reach out when I'm doing my worst

I don't want to burden everyone I'm around

I scream to myself just to escape all the sound

I wish I could sew my lips together sometimes

I wish I could see the light behind my eyes

Constantly reading the mood in my face

I'd sooner shred my skin

Than be with you in this place

Stages of grief can become a routine

And stained slates sometimes can't wash clean

How's this a place I've found myself in?

Stripped down to my skeleton again

Shed my skin and start again

I won't let anyone in

Shed my skin and start again

I'll burn in Hell forever before

The fire of shame touches my soul