Kick the Chair Out

The noose wrapped around my neck

It’s loose.

Kick the chair out

I dare you.

Not that it matters

Hear the chair clatter

To the floor

Just couldn’t take it anymore

 

Not talking about suicide

Talking about dying inside

Standing on stilts

Unimaginable guilt

 

Trapped in my own head

Filled with dread

Can’t even write a damn rhyme without some kind of beat

Get me out of the hot seat

I’m tired

Can’t go on singin the same song forever

No I’m on a different endeavor

Fighting myself

Love being put on a shelf

Like an animal

No better than Hannibal

Can’t look at myself in the mirror

Nothing’s getting clearer

 

Yet I keep being told it should be

Like my emotions are up to me

So kick the chair out , I dare you.   

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