The world has become a minefield
One that would eat you alive
A world that tears at you body
Rips open your soul
Each day you struggle
To wake, to fight, to live
Each day the darkness envelops you
And you search for a way out
But there is none
Before the blackness covers you
You gasp for breath
Before the murky waters of the day
Drown you once again
You are damaged by it's air
Hurt by it's beauty
And taken alive to be eaten by it's sunlight
For every want you have to feel something
Your demons will pummel you
Until you feel only the numbness of their pounding fists
You take to wanting pain if nothing else
To want pain because it lets out the poison
Lets out the hurt
Lets out the darkness
Your scars heal only to be reopened
They become a doorway you have created
To escape from the world
A world that wants to devour you
And yet through all the desolation that is your soul
Through the darkness that consumes you
I can only see love and light and beauty
I see a child
Lost in the wilderness
Calling out my name
Calling out to be saved
If only from yourself
And I weep that I cannot help
I reach out
But you cannot grasp my hand
You listen
But you do not hear me tell you
You are loved
Your tiny body bears scars
Tiny screams of need
Lines and lines of goodbyes
Calling for someone to save you
**And I see you so clearly
You are a fighter
Taking on the whole world while you cry
A delicate child
Taking on the dragon who wants to burn and crush
And hoard your bones
And I am in awe of your strength
To do battle day and night
With such a mighty foe
I pray you will triumph
I pray you will slay your dragon
And stand victorious
With it's ****** corpse at your feet
Do not worry
For your scars are a mark of strength
Of your fight.
They will become your victory speech
You will one day overcome your nemesis
And I am forever proud of you
My child
My love
My fighter
My soldier
Because I never met a true warrior
Who didn't bear the scars of battle.