I’ve considered all the options and they don’t look good,

Better than what I’ve got but still poor enough to brood,

Burning bridges was never the best choice,

But then again I will never surrender my voice,

Silence will only cause this body to suffer,

Yet I can’t help but feel it causes this impenetrable buffer,

Blocking everything out that I’ve worked to gain,

Causing feelings to fade into various shades of pain,

If I understood where I am I would know where I’m headed,

Considering all those who’ve given me advice are credited,

Lower your weapons; I’ve come not to harm this world,

Just finish my time and move on from this sad world unfurled,

Passions I’ve kept inside to my heart will lay siege,

While fear bows to anger and calls it “my liege”,

Fear of those I love has frozen my ability to believe,

As the wounded heart searches for its reprieve,

Just my emotions stand in defiance,

Breaking free of all parasitic reliance,

Refusing to fall to my past and my darkened days,

Waiting for the rest of my mind to join in the sun’s warming rays,

The pieces continue to fall as the heart faces checkmate,

When the softest voice is heard; “No longer am I ruled by fate…”