Voices and Pain

Silence oh voices that torment my mind
Shut up I beg you, please leave me alone
Cease all these thoughts with such words so unkind
Causing me grief for a future unknown

The pain that I feel it festers and grows
A knife to my heart thrust deep to the hilt
I haven’t the strength to cope with such blows
I cannot endure nor wade through the guilt

Oh voices and pain you torment my soul
I wish you would stop, I beg you refrain
I cannot escape, release thou your hold
Let go of my heart, and unlock your chains

I wish I could make this all go away
My head and my heart do fill me with shame
I cannot abide the torment this way
Instead I’ll succumb and stop my own pain.

© Alan Zaugg 2022

Headspace

The space between the gift of sound
Where many words and thoughts so dwell
Where light reflects a truth or two
Where darkness festers and it swells

A space where one may end up lost
Or overthink to fill the void
And sometimes one will question why
Exist or not, a costly choice

Though sometimes room for joyous thoughts
A laugh or two and glitter balls
Its mostly full of anxious words
Shrouded thick between murky walls

Headspace filled with dark and clutter
Suffocating all life and love
Make it stop comes a painful cry
Please hide the pain, bury the love

Swells of thoughts that feed emotions
Tear streaked faces reflect the shame
Make the darkness ever leave me
Or I’ll lay waste the lost headspace

© Alan Zaugg 2022

Time To Fly

Today I decided it was time to fly
I spread my wings, I took a leap
I knew I needed a reason why
I have one now, I choose to be free

My heart beat fast, my head held high
The wind rushing beneath my feet
The day had come, a moment to cry
I would no longer accept my defeat

Upon the wings I bear my soul
Within my breast, my heart to explode
Today I choose to release control
Today I choose my wings to unfold

Today I decided it was time to fly

© Alan Zaugg 2022