1. THE FRAGMENTED SELF

With the rising sun they fled
Thrown caution to the wind
Treading embers into the dirt
Please mother, hold your head
Although the shadow is cast
There is light within yourself

Carve your name into the earth

Coercion of the past
No longer shackles you
Their narcissistic prison
Forbade the essence of truth

Mother, carry your child throughout the storm
In your arms they will find hope

Pain weaves constellations through time
Throes of the scorned transcending bloodlines
Bury your tortured past
Demons be gone

As the chaos slept
And they'd found new life
Still the visions crept within
The afflicted mind

Seek shelter throughout the storm
As unprocessed thoughts take hold
Sever the entity feasting on
The frail remnants of (your soul)
Carve your own name into the earth
Their light will guide your way

Mother, carry your child throughout the storm
Within your arms, they will find home.