The Burden

I tell you I am fine

You believe me

I am not even sure why you do

Maybe to make yourself feel ok

Maybe you have hope that one day I’ll tell you the truth

You should know

That day won’t come

When I feel like a burden

Placing my hand along the dirty brick wall

As I walk in circles

The heaviness builds

The burden I carry

Is mine alone

Yet you remind me why I need to share

For I have you to rely on

My mind tells me I can’t

This battle of inner thoughts begin

A back and forth game 

That can never be won

The moment one side does

Other continues to fight 

This raging war battles again

I am reminded of this heaviness

All this weight is always mine to carry

No matter who you are

I can’t anymore

Your life is too precious 

I am too much

For these thought grow to dark

Battles only begin to start

No matter how much you try

Another battle starts

Gunshots go off

Cannons blare

I try and run away

You grab my arm

Only for me to fall

Standing over me

Reminding me why I am not this burden

Trying not to get sick

Tears dirty my face

Looking at you

Trying to pick up these pieces

As this war is going on around us

I scream at you

Please get away

I am only a burden

You don’t need to hear me

Don’t carry this weight

For it’s not yours to carry

Somehow it starts to melt

For just a second

The noise quiets

This burden gets shared

Collapsing in your arms

The raging war slowly quiets

Somehow I keep telling you I am fine

For it’s not yours to carry

Somehow it starts to melt

For just a second

The noise quiets

This burden gets shared

Collapsing in your arms

The raging war slowly quiets

Somehow I keep telling you I am fine