THE TRANSPARENT SHACKLES

There are no secrets under water
No walls to be seen.
Pain, torment, loves lost
Just floating in this liquid dream.

Everything surrounding you
In one gigantic rush
There's nothing to shield you
From the forces that begin to crush

The invisible quicksand
Brings me closer to my watery grave
I grasp at the nothingness
It's stability I crave

The screams I hear
Ricochet in my head
Fight for your life, get up!
It's my life I dread

The pain is intense
Ripping through my core
I don't want to be broken
My eternal oath I swore

Deep within me
I search for the key
To unlock my self made shackles
And heed the warning of the Banshee

The key is my strength
It's something to hold
I'm tired of being down here
May the truth be told

I learn to embrace the pain
And set some anger free
I'm the only one adrift
On this choppy sea

As I levitate to the surface
The pain is left behind
A swirling cloud of dark soup
I can't believe it's mine!

Outside the swirling mass
I float in awe,
As the heat touches my heart,
and it begins to thaw

The numbness subsides
I begin to feel
Allowing myself to grieve
and with time, begin to heal

Not a day goes by
that I don't think about the pain.
The grief, the sadness, the agony
I nearly went insane

Love, patience, and understanding
pulled me out of my plight
If pain and sadness comes knocking again
They're in for one heck of a fight!