The Illusion

Moon in Pisces

The Illusion

This was the moment

Fated in time

Moment of truth

No longer blind

Told who I am

Told who to be

Told what to say

Told what to see

Walked through the fire

Climbed out of hell

Clawed my way out,

of that cold and dark well

Had to accept breadcrumbs

No other choice

Wasn’t allowed

To have a voice

Brainwashed and empty

Wandering soul

Made me feel worthless

Part of your goal

Brow beat and broken

Kicked while I’m down

Bleeding on paper

Can’t have my crown

Forged in the fire

From the ashes I rise

I built my way out,

stacked up your lies

Weak little girl

Do as your told

Don’t say a word

Fit in this mold

Born to be wild

Wild and free

Removing the blindfold

Just being me

Everyone watching

Public display

Reading my words

All that I say

Feelings and thoughts

Things I don’t edit

So brave and so bold

I’ll give myself credit

Not long ago

I couldn’t write

Afraid of my thoughts

Seeing the light

Avoiding the judgment

Of others eyes

Hiding my flaws

Couldn’t even try

Healing the trauma

Making peace with the past

Couldn’t even deal

with a ‘half-empty’ glass

Finding myself

A world of my own

No longer a child

Taking my throne

Illusions all gone

I’m not who you said

If I believed that,

I would have been dead

Taking my power

Reclaiming my right

Blood of a warrior

I’m built to fight

Fighting for freedom

Fighting for love

Boxing with demons

Queen with the gloves

Sweet little girl

A younger me

You’re everything now

All you wanted to be

No longer afraid

We see in the dark

You lived through the trials

And kept your spark

Critics and haters

Double exposure

We’re kind and we’re graceful

Never losing composure

Difficult moments

Fight through the pain

Standing for truth

Taking some names

I loved them

They hated me

Took a minute

To believe

No matter what

I would do

Left all alone

Yes it’s true

Facing the monster

The one under my bed

It hides in the closet

Leaves me on read

The monster it haunts

It walks through the dreams

It’s not satisfied

Till all the screams

Not screaming no more

I’m not afraid

Now all your skeletons

Are out on parade

The lies that you told

The games that you played

All of the hate

You have displayed

Forgive and forget

Thousand times over

Done with it now

Giving it closure

Proud of myself

And who I’ve become

And little me,

Was not in the wrong

Determined to rise

Breaking out of the cage

No longer a puppet

Turning the page

This is an anthem

A map and a guide

When you’re in the dark

I’ll be at your side

Never lose hope

See through confusion

The dark that you see

Is just an illusion