With the ones and their ways to restrain.
Manipulation, assault, with a topping of blame.
Was a labyrinth of its own, important, I needed to conquer.
(For) Now I've won, risen above it, now to bow and accept this great honor.
Faced with deception, narcissism, betrayal and spite.
Mixed with put-downs, deflection, even got into a fight.
This torment I've been through wouldnt be so hard to manage.
If I wasnt stabbed the worst by the ones who applied the bandage.
Watching myself fall only to see fake help hiding greed.
No care for how they wound, or making me bleed.
Everyone I care about and got close to bond with.
Ended up as wasted time and energy, and get chased by a fifth.
The worst pain comes not from the ones that hurt the most.
But from the ones I let in, all to watch them turn to ghosts.
Staying strong alone is so brutal, I hate this loneliness.
But this pain compared to being alone, I don't know deals pain less.
I'll love someone unconditionally, if only given the chance.
All I crave is a real life's companion, not a zombie in a tech trance.
The only real solution that's safe, is to only trust yourself.
Avoid these fake schemes, don't trust them with your wealth.
So make the best of the worst, don't fly too close and melt.
Using the tools you have at hand, and win with the cards that you're dealt.

D. Scaggs