State Of My Head
**I wrote a poem based off lyrics from the song “State of Head” by Shinedown.**
_That’s the_
_State of my,_
_State of my,_
_State of my_
_Head…_
_That’s the_
_State of my,_
_State of my,_
_State of my_
_Head…_
It’s been a long,
Bumpy ride
From home
To here,
Sittin’ back
In the saddle.
It’s time to
Get down,
Ready to fight
‘Cause we’re gonna
Dirty up our knees
In the battle.
Come on,
Round up
The boys,
Rally
The troops,
Together,
We’re gonna
Make the walls
Rattle.
Oh,
Our flag
Is tattered,
But its marks and tears
Are worn with pride.
And our bones
Are shattered,
The pain
Ain’t cripplin’,
So we
Solider on.
The work is
Hard,
The stress is
Maddening,
But…
It doesn’t matter
‘Cause we’re
Movin’ forward.
_Round ‘em up,_
_Round ‘em up,_
_Let’s go…_
_Round ‘em up_
_Let’s go!_
Oh,
My eyes are
Seein’ red,
Double vision
From the blood
We’ve shed
In battle,
Still,
We’re gonna
Make the walls
Rattle.
The only way
I’m leavin’
Is dead,
I’ll fight
And fight
Until the very end.
_That’s the_
_State of my,_
_State of my,_
_State of my_
_Head…_
The don’t know
Where we’ve been,
And how hard
We’ve worked
To get to
Where we now stand.
We got
That concrete street skin
From all the
Fallin’.
The only way
I’m leavin’
Is dead,
You can’t keep me
Away
From the fight.
_That’s the _
_State of my,_
_State of my,_
_State of my _
_Head…_
_That’s the _
_State of my,_
_State of my,_
_State of my _
_Head…_
We’ve been shot up,
Beat up
By the fallin’
Of the arrows,
Their path
Straight
And narrow.
Yeah,
I’m full of
Deep cuts
Right down
To thre marrow,
There going to town,
Trying
To harm,
To kill,
To damage
Me.
_But…_
There’s no doubt
We’ll get out
From the bottom
Of the barrel,
Of the pit
We dug ourselves into.
Oh,
Our flag
Is tattered,
Yet it still
Stands.
And our bones
Are shattered,
Our skin
Is bruised,
But we fight on!
They try,
And try,
And try again
To tear us down,
But…
It doesn’t matter
‘Cause we’re
Movin’ forward.
_Round ‘em up,_
_Round ‘em up,_
_Let’s go…_
_Round ‘em up,_
_Let’s go!_
Oh,
My eyes are
Seein’ red,
Double vision
From the blood
We’ve shed,
But I continue
To see,
And I will
Until
I’m dead.
The only way
I’m leavin’
Is dead,
I won’t give up
Not in my
Lifetime.
_That’s the _
_State of my,_
_State of my,_
_State of my_
_Head…_
They don’t know
Where we’ve been,
The unimaginable
Pressure
We were under.
We got
That concrete street skin,
The pavement
Left deep cuts
And lasting scars.
The only way
I’m leavin’
Is dead
Or by the
Strongest of forces.
_That’s the _
_State of my,_
_State of my,_
_State of my_
_Head…_
_That’s the _
_State of my,_
_State of my,_
_State of my_
_Head…_
_That’s the _
_State of my,_
_State of my,_
_State of my_
_Head…_
Can you hear me
Now?
Can you hear me
Now?
I’m comin’ back
For more
Of the fight,
The struggle,
The hardship…
The victory.
Do you feel me
Now?
Do you feel me
Now?
I’m breakin’ down
Your door,
It’s time
For me to
Tear you
Down.
I’m not speakin’
Under my breath,
You should be able
To hear me now.
You
Might want to
Run,
‘Cause the harder you
Push,
The rougher I get.
‘Cause I’m not
Shakin’
When the earth starts
Quakin’,
I got the strongest
Foundation.
Yeah,
Got my own
Foundation
With no
Hesitation.
Oh,
My eyes are
Seein’ red,
Double vision
From the blood
We’ve shed,
Dizzy,
Light in the head,
But I stay
On track.
The only way
I’m leavin’
Is dead,
But even then,
I’ll be
In the fight.
_That’s the _
_State of my_
_State of my_
_State of my_
_Head…_
The don’t know
Where we’ve been,
All the treacherous terrain
We’ve crossed.
We got
That concrete street skin,
A scratch here and there,
Blood pouring everywhere.
The only way
I’m leavin’
Is dead,
On the ground
From a bullet
To the head.
_That’s the _
_State of my_
_State of my_
_State of my_
_Head…_
__
__
The only way
I’m leavin’
Is dead,
Otherwise,
You’re stuck
Dealing with me.
_That’s the _
_State of my_
_State of my_
_State of my_
_Head…_
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The only way
I’m leavin’
Is dead,
But even if I
Die,
My spirit
Will live on,
So…
I’ll never truly
Be gone.
_That’s the _
_State of my_
_State of my_
_State of my_
_Head…_
