Afflicted

He was afflicted - flawed thoughts in his mind He grew up a knowing – he wasn’t all right Desires so destructive - sits hard on his soul He prayed for a day - when his heart would feel whole The burning - the fire - destructive its ways Heavens on fire - from all of his pain He learned life the hard way – he reaped what he sowed Eternal salvation – there’s probably no hope He was afflicted – flawed thoughts in his mind He grew up a knowing – he wasn’t all right Desires so destructive - sits hard on his soul He prayed for a day - when his heart would feel whole Down at the diner – the gossip - always unkind Damn shame for his momma – she was always so nice His daddy left them for hell - when he took his life Hung his ass in a closet – never thought of the price He was afflicted – flawed thoughts in his mind He grew up a knowing – he wasn’t all right Desires so destructive - sits hard on his soul He prayed for a day - when his heart would feel whole He now moves on – lives life on the streets Visits his momma – occasionally The burning desires - still fill up his head Sometimes he thinks – he’d be better off dead He was afflicted – flawed thoughts in his mind He grew up a knowing – he wasn’t all right Desires so destructive - sits hard on his soul He prayed for a day - when his heart would feel whole