I thought about it, long and hard.
There was one certain, I was scarred.
Worse than a cat's claws deep into your skin,
Wondering if you can ever begin.
Begin new, if that's possible,
The days replaying like a broken record,
My hope said it wouldn't always be horrible,
Back then it was abysmal, I prayed to the lord.
My vision hazy, memories fading,
Like my brain was doing whatever it could to bring me back to life.
Bring back the me, please stop cascading.
I was too young to go to the afterlife.
It was all his fault, HIS.FAULT.
He kept kicking me when I was down,
and continuing to do so repeatedly.
It wasn't fair, he was held at exalt.
And I was left there to drown.
Drown in my morals and feelings,
As if I was dying, slowly but surely.
One day I'd get my healings,
and I wouldn't go poorly.
At the end, I made it, I survived.
I was out of the woods, away from the creature.
At what cost? I became deprived.
Everyone knew I'd survived,
but nobody knew I never recovered.
Jan 6
Jan 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM UTC
I thought about it, long and hard.
There was one certain, I was scarred.
Worse than a cat's claws deep into your skin,
Wondering if you can ever begin.
Begin new, if that's possible,
The days replaying like a broken record,
My hope said it wouldn't always be horrible,
Back then it was abysmal, I prayed to the lord.
My vision hazy, memories fading,
Like my brain was doing whatever it could to bring me back to life.
Bring back the me, please stop cascading.
I was too young to go to the afterlife.
It was all his fault, HIS.FAULT.
He kept kicking me when I was down,
and continuing to do so repeatedly.
It wasn't fair, he was held at exalt.
And I was left there to drown.
Drown in my morals and feelings,
As if I was dying, slowly but surely.
One day I'd get my healings,
and I wouldn't go poorly.
At the end, I made it, I survived.
I was out of the woods, away from the creature.
At what cost? I became deprived.
Everyone knew I'd survived,
but nobody knew I never recovered.
Yes, it's based on that one song - Franklin House I think? Anyway, this is a reminder to check on your loved ones, no matter how "put together" they seem.
