The Back of My Mind

I bring it with me everywhere I go But the desire to write won't grow It's in the back of my mind It's a heartache Still held in place by that dark snake... In a generation full of mental madness- Where reason can't overcome sadness, It's in the back of my mind It's a darkness And everything that's evil- feigns harmless The reminder of who I used to be Still follows behind me effortlessly It's in the back of my mind But my breathing- Takes effort where effort is fleeting Can we break this pattern of tortured souls, Where a desire to change won't grow? It's in the back of my mind And it's growing While life races on, mine is slowing