It's True

Fighting the hurt

IT'S TRUE

                                Feelings, thoughts and fears brought into the light

                                out of the darkness of the past,

                                brought to you on a silver platter.

                                You turn your head, trying not to see.

                                But where-ever you turn, it's there.

                                It seems like it's everywhere.

                                "The truth hurts.", I've been told.

                                It's true, you know.

                                The truth comes up, your defenses go down.

                                You're open to everything

                                you've had locked away, out of sight.

                                Now they want revenge.

                                It's like being shot through a time warp.

                                "What should I do?", you ask.

                                You're lost, and frightened of what will happen.

                                Your mind says, "Quit, surrender.".

                                But your heart cries out,

                                "For the love of life, keep fighting!",

                                "Conquer these things that make you weak!".

                                It becomes a war between heart and mind.

                                Naturally, your heart being the stronger of the two,

                                you muster all the strength you can find within, and

                                get back on your feet.

                                Holding your head high,

                                you fight the past, back to the room from which it came.

                                Your heart leading the way.

                                You re-lock the chains and bolts that secure the door.

                                The door that someone had opened,

                                not knowing the real pain of the past.

                                Your defenses rebuild themselves.

                                You're safe again, or are you?

                                Your mind still knows the truth, the nightmares of the past.

                                But the strength and love inside your heart

                                will see you through.

                                It's true, you know.