Release Me

In the dead silence I hear my heart pound

And feel its hard thump with each step that hits the ground.

The weight I carry has my knees buckling beneath me

But I must continue to move forward in order to be free.

I want to leave the sadness and hurt far behind

It is peace and happiness that I desire to find.

How long must I travel?  How far must I go?

My soul is tired of searching for a better tomorrow.

One foot in front of the other, chin up, is the way I live

But I cannot find it within me to continue to give.

The ground beneath me is beginning to shake

I feel myself stumbling there’s not much more I can take.

Hold it together. You can’t be that way.

That’s the only thing I hear anyone say.

Who is the person I have become?

This is not me, I am not that one.

The break must come, Relief must arrive.

Because continuing on like this, I won’t survive.

I am reaching for help as I am being crushed.

Deeper into the dark I am being pushed.

Longing, Searching, Begging for peace.

Yearning for my soul to be released.