My Own Burden

Everyday I awake
Sunken in the hollows of my own despair
Convinced only darkened shadows follow my every move
Everyday is a skipping record
Threw back and repeated
Annoyed by my own repetitiveness
I yearn for a change
My insides scream for it
I am stuck in my own twisted jail
Held back by the bars of my own fears
Why can't I break free
Live the life I dream of
Shatter the glass I carry around me
Allowing eyes to peer into the depth of my own insanity
It is a sickness that invades me
Over run by my immunity that fails to protect me
I yell out but my cry for help only bounces
Echos off the walls of my own insecurities
I am my own burden