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