Broken Chains

Silent memories echo, shadows in the past

Treading through the broken, trying to outlast

Youngest of five, in a silence so deep

Raised by a mother who fought for us to keep

Her strength unbroken, her love a quiet shield

In a house divided, wounds not yet healed

He reached from the shadows, a whisper of regret

But some chapters are closed, hard lessons we’ll never forget

Turned away when you reached out, on your dying bed

We built our own future, from words left unsaid

He was a stranger, a ghost of the past

Choosing our silence, knowing it lasts

Raising a family from scraps and from tears

Living with echoes and unspoken fears

The bond that was broken, the pain left in sight

In a house full of shadows, longing for light

He wanted a chance, but the scars ran too deep

Sometimes forgiveness isn’t a promise to keep

Turned away when you reached out, on your dying bed

We built our own future, from words left unsaid

He was a stranger, a ghost of the past

Choosing our silence, knowing it lasts

Lessons learned in the silence, wounds that won’t heal

Sometimes the hardest thing is knowing what’s real

Letting go of the ghosts, finding our peace

In our own story, finding release

The youngest of five, we walk our own line

Held by the love that we chose to define

No more shadows, no more pain

In our hearts, we’ve broken the chain