The Deceiver

We won't bend

We won't break

The world is a tortured place

First impression is the deepest

Our fragile hearts break daily

We feel the pain

It's never right

Yet we still fold

So much pressure to make an incision

Just take a step back

And look in the mirror

I don't recognize the one who is looking back

The hatred inside us

It's the hatred inside us

That keeps us alone

It's the sickness inside us

That keeps us weak

So why are we so afraid

What is it we are so afraid of

The lack of faith

I close the door

And didn't lock it

It forced its way inside

It will defeat me

Just take a step back

And look in the mirror

I don't recognize myself

Who is this deceiver

It's time to move on

Forgiveness is the hardest part

Acceptance is the beginning

Don't deny what you've been given

And with this second chance

Rise above your weakness

Oh God

Take what is left of me

Take what remains of me.