Burning Within

Silent screams, trapped inside,

Fighting shadows I can't hide.

Echoes of the past collide,

In this war I can't decide.

Rage in my heart always seems to stay,

Fighting to find a better way.

Swinging hard but I can't win,

Battles I can't seem to end.

Standing in the glaring light,

Darkness battles through the night.

PTSD got me bending, but I don’t break,

Holding on for every dawn I fake.

Oh father, demons laughing in the flame,

Burning scars, whispering my name.

Shoulders heavy, carrying pain,

Yet I stand, I won't refrain.

Standing on the edge, but I gotta hold strong,

For the love back home, where I belong.

Soul miles away in this chaos rain,

Brothers I bled, but still I remain.

Eyes on the horizon, cry out in the night,

Fighting through these endless fights.

Lost in the echoes, fighting my fears,

Searching for peace amid these tears.

For every tear, in this silent fight,

I keep my flame burning bright.

Standing tall, breaking free,

This is the soul of me.