Their words plunge like daggers
Focused, derisive laughterA target outnumbered
Cornered and torn asunderCast out and rejected
Fragile and unprotectedA misfit pariah
Ridiculed, undesiredA font of strength is flowing like blood from open veins
A cache of courage to brace against the blinding pain
Each one of us fights battles no one else can see
Some days just waking up is an act of bravery
Self-image distorted
Reality contortedDysmorphic perception
Self-doubt and introspectionDevouring and purging
Toxic cycle emergingThe shame hold, the tears flow,
Unanswered prayers for controlAddiction, dependence
A slave in every senseA pattern repeating
Pointless and self-defeating
Clock ticking, time squandered
Promises left unhonoredWill failing, hope dying
Obstacles multiplying