Snow Globe

I put this precious snow globe up on a shelf
An intact symbol to remind myself
That looking too close could cause it to shatter
When what's on the inside should not even matter
So I take it down and put it away
Somewhere hidden and dark so it could be safe
I want this snow globe out of my mind
But if I know where it's hidden how do I leave it behind?
Something so gorgeous should not be kept from the light
But this snow globe's not mine, I do not have the right
I stole it away to pretend that it's mine
Now I can't give it back, I can't cross that line
If they only knew what I put inside
They'd come after me and there would be nowhere to hide
I filled this snow globe up with figures of disgrace
A scene so shameful that not even I can face
Yet deep in the night I free it from its cell
Knowing certainly that it will send me to hell
I shake the snow globe to watch the snow fall
I look inside and remember it all
The snow pours down like heavy white rain
As it hits the ground I feel a pulse through my veins
My palms start to sweat and my heart beats so heavy
I should've known that I wasn't ready
I caught myself in the act of a vision unclean
Horrified from what I have seen
This globe tells a story of things better unspoken
I consider the thought of returning it broken
But I am compelled to keep it around
But I don't tuck it away where it can't be found
I put it up on the shelf to serve as a warning
To think no more of it by light of the morning
Until I wake up and the cycle repeats
I look at the snow globe and it looks back at me