I wander far from safety

Walk corridors that scare me

My thoughts harangue me daily

My problems stack high

My conscience drives me crazy

I’m tortured by my failings

I’m running out of patience

I’m not a bad guy

XXX

Drive the demons from me

Time’s not healing my grief

Starve the fever in me

Can you hear me?

Knife the creature in me

Life’s great heel’s upon me

Bribe the dealer for me

Light the beacons now

XXX

My choices liberate me

And almost vindicate me

But voices still berate me

Snap that padlock

Walk water when the sail’s bent

Cut corners on the pavement

Take drugs for entertainment

Strike the matchbox

XXX

Drive the demons from me

Time’s not healing my grief

Starve the fever in me

Can you heal me?

Knife the creature in me

Life’s great heel’s upon me

Bribe the dealer for me

Light the beacons now