Tragic Circles

The agony creeping the dark side of my mind    
Hidden scars bleeding out hope in the mirror  
Fight or flight I prefer the lights on the echo side    
Where time can freeze tears of the unfathomable    
One day they defrost into a fog with a bright mask on    
Whispers of depression anchoring confusion to my heart    
Pain flows through veins causing these rhythmic palpitations    
Fear will shame this guilt into chains we can't break    
    
Tragic Circles, Chasing day after day away    
Tragic Circles, Building walls around this hate    
Tragic Circles, Killing all of the feeling    
Tragic Circles, Digging our own graves    
   
A brother's bond watching the other turn into a ghost    
A sister's screams burns as well as the hero's eyes    
A father who closed the curtains & walked out the door    
A mother's monster of admiration slamming the doors on truth    
A family tree watches as this young boy slowly dies    
Fragments & denial so I will cut this wood into pieces    
As I process these thoughts into a creative paper supply    
This bloody ink will tattoo misplaced feelings on this canvas    
   
Tragic Circles, Lying me wide awake    
Tragic Circles, Crying the burden to sleep Tragic Circles, Running the green mile    
Tragic Circles, Spiraling out of control    
 
No more No more NO MORE!

I will chew through these chains to taste freedom    
I will remove the noose to breathe life in the air    
I will scream into deaf ears until they hear    
I will write it in braille so you can feel the colors