Breaking Da(o)wn

Part 2

Moonshine,

A lone tree stands in this barren land

Prominent and beautiful, simply enchanting.

The moon surrounded by its little ones

Its blue light caught by those branches

It endured for all those years

To grow into this massive size called life

Oh, it emits such nostalgia

Provoked by darkness

Do I give up? I want to give up

Rest upon its sturdy trunk

Eyes so hallow and restless

Yes, close your eyes my dear

I'll protect you, just lean on me

And the light finally blinks away.

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Heart beating fast, mind numb, body paralyzed

Red all over, bodies beneath, souls trapped

By his piercing eyes he cuts me

Cuts me deeper than a knife could

A smile so sickly,

Demons crawl all over him

Tears fall; I lay helpless as I watch him leave

I reach out for him. Are you still there?!

No more, no more, no more

He is no more

And I am no more

Loud, shrill, and echoing is all I hear

Warm, soothing and blinding...

Heaven?

Night after night are nightmares

And loud unsheathing screams

Oh, hear me scream with so much pain

So disturbing, always haunting me.

In those dreams, no matter how much I struggle

I could never make it out alive

My broken mind, my aching heart, my lost soul

A life full of madness

Desperate pleas, falling tears, and the outcome of each pain

The unfortunate fate, all emotions

So feeble, so futile to escape

Think of those possibilities taken away from me

I will fall, I will break, I will die sometimes

But I will rise from this death

And I have...

Warm, soothing, and clear

I finally open my eyes for the first time

I was back, no, I am here now

Wind slide over and on my skin

It's finally here

Approaching through the horizon, a brilliant scarlet

Dawn, another day, a second chance

Do I give up?

No, no, no

I will rise

I have risen

All that I hold inside for so long

All of it, finally subsides