Opening My Mind

I have not the brain, mindset of a child.

No more hopeful, hateful, or bored with life.

Despite my strife, I realize that each day is a miracle.

Save me? My life is an injustice.

Without a knight, I will keep my peace through the night,

No matter how much these demons seem to feast.

Eat away at my mind until I feel eternally crazy,

Thinking out loud about the dark corners that stay hidden,

I guess this is what's left after you've been ridden.

Not so bad but still a work in progress,

Learning to love me for me has been a challenge,

But it comes with such a gift to finally see,

All of the beauty the world speaks to me.