Don't Be Afraid

Don’t Be Afraid

Don’t be afraid

Afraid of the dark

Find the light

Light your own spark

The cold echo

Of a lonely drip

Madness creeping up

Start to lose your grip

Do you suffer

Suffer for me?

Or do you suffer

Suffer in spite of me?

Why do you wait

For your own mind

To tear you apart

Time after time

Waving a white flag

Of assertive surrender

Call them hypocrites

And you’re the real offender

Maybe I missed

All the signs

Of the world

You designed

Took too long

To open my eyes

And see the truth

Behind your lies

And I watched as you

Slowly faded away

Until all that was left

Was your ghostly remains

Chilled to the bone

Your eyes were empty

It was then I realized

Your essence was deadly

Now I can see

How you suffer

But it’s only for you

And no other

Your own mutilation

Taking yourself down

Your benevolent pride

And your imposter’s crown