Rings

I've been caught inside these rings. They squeeze and squeeze And I unknowingly don't feel a thing. But yesterday was different. Yesterday I said, I know you're there, but I will accomplish something instead. So I did. I pushed. I went hard. It felt like those rings were slow motion exploding inside of me. I emptied everything I had into tearing those rings to shreads. And this morning when I woke up the shrapnel from those rings had been beating on my muscles all night long. But I know those rings are gone for now It's a constant struggle A continuous fight They'll grow back if I back down tonight.