Shedding My Skin
Listen! The silence of my heart is deafening
Loudly beckoning the end of days
I want relief from the storm
Or at least a glance of the sun's rays
The waves are overcoming me, drowning me in the pool
I try to hold my breath and push back above
But the pressure is too much and I am the fool
Who thought that I was capable of an emotion like love
Sitting in silence, listening to the pain inside
I finally begin to understand the hidden truth buried
My mask has been unveiled to no longer hide
That everybody can now see the torture I have carried
For so many arduous years
The despicable sins I have committed
Is measured by the amount of tears
others have cried and the truths I have omitted
Are now rolling off of my tongue so easily
I only wish I could have done this sooner
The way I am now, set free and clear
I have found the harbor and docked my ship here
Copyright © Melissa Knepp | Year Posted 2010
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