Brittle Shell

Beat me down to ruin,
Break my bones to dust,
Feed the paranoia growing,
Pound me into the crust.
 
Force me into the shadows,
Tether me to your delusions,
Lead me on the gallows,
Deride me with contusions.
 
Crush my will in silence,
Condemn me to dark,
Cast me to the sirens,
Take my voice so non-can hark.
 
Strip from me my muscles,
Tear it down to the bone,
Burden me with troubles,
Grind on me and moan.
 
You torture me in health,
Stable or mentally broken,
No worse enemy than yourself,
My demons have awoken.