Shadows and Highways

In the shadowed corners of my mind,

Where the echoes haunt, and the memories grind,

I feel the pressure, I’m losing my hold,

Staring deep into the dark, feeling cold.

My world feels like I’m spiraling down,

In a black hole, lost without a sound,

Shaving razor, cutting through the haze,

In the hot shower, I count my days.

Chasing sins in the fading light,

Deciding to fight or just give up the fight.

But daylight comes, breaking through the fears,

Checked out of that hotel, I'm standing here.

Got a babysitter for the pup at home,

Rushed to the ER, I'm not alone.

I’m fighting through the darkness,

With shadows in my heart,

I’ve seen the breaking dawn,

But it’s tearing me apart.

Running from my past, I can’t escape,

Breathing in this truck stop, trying to reshape.

In the night terrors where I used to drown,

Moving through this town, it pulls me down.

Homeless in my mind, searching for a home,

Sitting here alone, I can't find my own.

The flashbacks hit like summer rain,

Every corner turned, it’s all so plain.

Roads I traveled that went nowhere,

Battles I fought, the desperate air.

But daylight comes, breaking through the fears,

Checked out of that hotel, I'm standing here.

With each breath I take, I'm holding tight,

Finding strength in the struggle, reclaiming the light.

I’m fighting through the darkness,

With shadows in my heart,

I’ve seen the breaking dawn,

But it’s tearing me apart.

Running from my past, I can’t escape,

Breathing in this truck stop, trying to reshape.

So here I sit, a warrior on the run,

With dreams of peace, a fight still to be won.

With every mile I drive, I heal the pain,

In this life of shadows, I'm finding my name.