Trench

Watching shadows cover dimly lit walls
Distant voices fill these vacant halls
Close my eyes and pull the sheet over my head
Feels like I'm hanging by a single thread

What if I'm lying awake
Screaming and calling your name
Burned out but can't fall asleep
Please don't forget about me

My doubts come rushing like a tidal wave
Do I even have a soul to save
Fear like the wind blowing through the trees
I've held so tightly to these memories

It pulls me by the hand
Drags me to the ledge
Grabs me by the neck
Holds me over the edge

My face is full of fleeting sympathies
My pride is crushed under the weight
My body plunges into pitch black
My lungs cave in, I exhale my disbelief

I let myself slip into a dream
Perfectly free

I feel myself being swallowed whole
I'm finally letting go of all control

Spending my nights watching shadows
Dark fingers of a nightmare
Crawling out from the unknown
I won't confide with despair