First the cells in my skin will start to swell
Then shrink they will, one by one, a few to dwell
Then smaller and smaller I become
And further more the darkness inside of me
Will surely find a way to become undone

But change it I can, change the darkness to light
By bringing a lantern too big for the fight
So that no matter how much the blackness descends,
I am ready and willing to shine my light and defend
Defend all that I could be as a star shining bright

I am more than the gifts I was given
I am more than the days I have lost
I am more than the people who have broken my heart
And I would never make them pay a cost

Blackened may be what appears inside my ribs
But I will come out of the tunnel with a metal
That metal is my smile, and I'll wear it from time to time
To remind myself I'm soft and fragile as a rose's petal
But beautiful as the cage I put myself in and also
Freed myself from