Empty Shells

Words knotted, tongue is thick

Breath bound behind tight lip

Taped and sealed

A heart concealed

But the mind it swells -

The mind it swells. 

Mouth stitched, mumbled groans

Torn apart, my chest exposed

Taped and sealed

My layers peeled

And the heart it yells -

The heart it yells.

Worlds apart,we're standing tall

I scream to you, my voice is small

Taped and sealed

Like iron, steeled

But I ring like bells -

I ring like bells.

Words knotted, tongue is thick

Still you linger in my ribs

What I can't erase

As you fill my space

And infiltrate my cells -

Infiltrate my cells.

I choke on words, never left to spill

In your shadow, I sit still

Taped and sealed

As you have me kneeled

You're shooting empty shells -

Empty shells.