Shattered Dreams

Woke up, empty bottles, headaches scorch

Old photos, dusty mem'ries like a fallen porch

Phone rings, ignore it, don't want no more lies

Mirror's cracked reflection, see the red in my eyes

Days blend together, lost in gloomy fog

Past haunted by mistakes, can't outrun the smog

Mom's voice echoes, telling me to rise

But the weight on my chest, pulling down, no surprise

Loneliness, a shadow, whispers pain

Every effort futile, drenched in cold rain

Bleeding heart, scars never seem to mend

Searching for a light that the darkness can't bend

Fallen friends, some gone, some just outta reach

Lessons unlearned, break my own preach

Hands tremble, writing truths they don't believe

Bruises tell stories, in silence I grieve

Can't climb out this hole, walls closing in

Swallowed by regrets, drowning in the sin

Hope’s a faint echo, distant melody

Struggle to breathe, but it’s choking me

Some days lookin' up, sky no longer grey

But fleeting as a dream, never long to stay

Dollar bills crumpled, emptiness they bring

Searching for meaning in material things