I wake

Day after day I stray further from what I am

All that is left of my mind erodes

From pressure that eats at will for continuance

My soul fades into the gloom

Sinuous repetitions

Seal me in

Despondence manifests as

Pain I cannot evade

So I seal the door away

Restless when I sleep

Tired when I rise

Cannot break the cycle

I've lost the strength to try

Never ending pain

I feel I'm made to suffer

Exponential growth of animosity

Hatred toward my species

I condemn my breed

Internalize

I isolate

On the surface they see what I want them to see

But underneath I will deteriorate

Sinuous repetitions

Seal me in

Despondence manifests as

Pain I cannot evade

So I seal the door away