war on a diary’s page - Track 1 of ‘Sonder’
Skipping memories like hopscotch on a playground
Each step's a landmine in silent battleground
Your eyes or my heart
Can't tell which is more starved
Trace my wounds on parchment paper
As they bleed out, I rot on your diet
Tucked in with nightmares
Played pretend with my teddy bear
Bear witness to disdain in your button eyes
Like swallowing sand, can't keep it all inside
My bedtime prayers turned me into a beggar
'Q' is for quiet but never to question
Monsters wore faces I wish I never knew
Sleeping on my bed while I hid from your view
In this fight or flight
I'm afraid
That apples won't fall far from their trees
I tossed myself away, uprooted me
But I'm scattered...