Suffer in silence

I wake up with shadows stitched to my spine

Mirror don’t know me, won’t meet my eyes

Every promise cracked like glass on the floor

I keep breathing, but I’m not sure what for

Words drip poison when you say my name

I try to wash clean, but I’m soaked in blame

I’m drowning in a venom bath, no way out

Every truth feels like a cut, no doubt

I suffer in silence, screaming inside

“Ouchi,” I whisper, swallowing pride

Heartbeat limping, dragging through time

Love turned cruel, crossed every line

I laugh so they don’t see the ache

But every smile’s a lie I fake

I stitched myself up with borrowed hope

But the thread keeps breaking, I can’t cope

I’m drowning in a venom bath, skin burned raw

Every memory’s a cut I never saw

I suffer in silence, nowhere to hide

“Ouchi,” I breathe as the tears collide

If pain’s a teacher, I’ve learned too much

If healing’s real, I’ve lost the touch

Still I stand in the wreck I made

Waiting for light in the endless shade

I climbed out of the venom bath, barely alive

Every cut still aches, but I survive

I’ve suffered, yeah, but I’m still here tonight

“Ouchi” fades as I reach for the light