Secrets Are Like Grindylows

Smiles, peace, joy
The stage is lit up
But we wonder about
About backstage stuff

What happens in our mind?
What do we think about?
Hide behind a facade
Only show us the "now"

Black goo from depths
Oozing up in shadows
This is how the cycle runs
How the story always follows

Dark secrets everywhere
Repressing guilt and regret
Slimy little secrets holding you
Forever they will, I can just bet

Iron clasp, stone bite
Securing your heart
Locked up icecaps
Water trapped in parts

Precious memory
Clawing every chance
Stabbing you deeply
Weakening bold stance

The ocean seaweed
You dip your feet in
It suddenly grabs you
Pulling till light is dim

It's frigid, freezing, icy
The water binds bones
Drowning presence
Farther from the home

Fight and fighting
Yanking and kicking
Eternal ankle grasp
Your life barely sticking

Breathless screech
Internal conflict
Condemned now
You are derelict

You can't escape
The clutches are cold
A secret will stay there
Dragging down your soul