Buried

I’m buried

Deep inside

Myself

A shell

Of who I once was

Vocal

Comfortable

Unafraid

This reality

Breaks my heart

How to you find happiness,

Behind a mask?

Full of discomfort

A daily swagger

Of dogging topics

Meant for discussion

A tight grip

On my tongue

For fear

Of perception

Knowing my architecture

Is not structurally sound

In a world where

Words are stronger than actions

And values

Are a sin

How did we get here?

Is this our existence?

Where there is no love,

Due to lack there of

How is it that

A fact is no longer truth

I think I’m dreaming

I’m buried

Deep within myself

A shell

Of what once was

–ACovie