BENEATH THE LAYERS

Living beneath the layers
Inside the brokenness of me
I internalized the trauma
In hopes, that no one else would see
I try to pretend that I'm living
Though parts of me felt like I died
I was too busy trying to get away
Too busy trying to hide
My emotions, my feelings
We're all buried alive
While I kept on running
Fighting to survive
As the layers began to slowly peel
I began to slowly feel
I couldn't understand my emotions
Sometimes I can't tell, what's real
I felt safe beneath the layers
But now they're slowly peeling away
Leaving me insecure, exposed
To face new challenges each day
Fear makes me want to hide and cower
Beneath the layers of me
But I'm just beginning to understand
How badly I want to break free
Unravel me, untangle me
Peel back the layers of my past
Untwist, untie me
Until I'm free at last