Strain - Aethere

Every time I open up

I instantly regret everything

Exposing the ins and outs

I wonder what I was thinking

Why I was so invested

Why did it hurt so much

Why did I let it consume

I hope I can see

What I can one day be

Numb the feeling of being inadequate

Close my eyes and breathe peacefully

Without worry

Without strain

Taking on problems that are far too large

Running towards a horizon that is way too far

This pressure upon my shoulders

Has caused me to crack

Stress consumed

I now sit and wait to be taken to the black

Fighting off exhaustion

Rising from fallen knees

Worn illusions of a better life

A better way, a better place

Where nothing matters

Nothing hurts

Without worry

Without strain

This thought isn’t the answer to my problems

This will solve nothing

So I’ll long and wait to be done with the stress

Without this strain