**I wrote a poem based off of lyrics from From Ashes To New’s song “Heartache”.**

Growin’ up

In a prison

Is nothing different

Than the town

I’m used to

Livin’ in

_(Limitations,_

_Restrictions,_

_And conditions_

_Galore…_

_I must leave…_

_In life,_

_There must be_

_More…)_.

It had me

Feelin’ like I’m

Someone insignificant

_(That couldn’t be_

_Further_

_From the truth…)_,

But now I know

Why I’m the one

Who wasn’t

Fittin’ in

_(Isn’t it_

_Obvious?)_…

I’m livin’ in a

Land of broken hearts

_(Mine isn’t…_

_Yet…)_,

Abandoned

In a part

Of the plant that’s panickin’

And vanishin’

In the stars.

Been damaged

From the start

_(But humanity_

_Made it_

_Worse…)_

And stranded

_(Alone)_

Miles apart

_(So far away)_

From the break

Of dawn

_(Alone,_

_So I let out_

_A light yawn)_,

But…

I made it

Out of the dark

_(I found_

_The light,_

_It’s ever so_

_Bright…)_.

_(But I have_

_Nobody _

_To share_

_This light with…)_

Now,

Here we are,

I’m fighting

With nothing to lose

Now…

Just a vision

And ambitions

Of burning the room down.

The walls

Are closing in

_(I’m _

_Suffocating…)_

And the voices

_(In my head)_

Are too loud,

Everybody’s on

A mission

_(Just like me)_,

They’re getting

The moose out

_(Ready to hang…_

_Who?_

_That’s not any of_

_Your business,_

_Now_

_Is it?)_.

You can

Daydream

_(Do it_

_All you want)_,

But you can’t

Erase

Or replace

Me

_(Your hopes and _

_Dreams_

_Have no impact_

_On me)_.

You’re crazy to

Think you

Can relate

To what made me

_(You have _

_No clue,_

_Do you?)_…

And lately,

You’ve been pushing me

_(Closer…_

_Closer to the edge…)_

And it’s

Not safe

_(Well,_

_Not for_

_You…)_.

I won’t

Break

_(Not now,_

_Not ever)_

‘Cause I’m made

From the

Heartache.

You’ve never gonna

Break me down

_(I’m unbreakable,_

_Unstoppable,_

_Impossible_

_To beat…)_.

Go ahead and

Hate me now

_(Your opinion is_

_Insignificant)_.

‘Cause I came

From a dark place,

Yeah…

_(No light…_

_Only darkness…)_.

I’m made from the

Heartache

_(Heartbreak,_

_Trauma,_

_PTSD…_

_They’re my_

_Closest friends…)_.

You’re never gonna

Make me drown

_(I don’t break under_

_Pressure,_

_So what makes you think_

_I won’t breathe under_

_Water?)_.

Go ahead and

Hate me now

_(Why should I_

_Care what you_

_Think?)_.

‘Cause I came

From a dark place,

Yeah…

_(So,_

_So dull…)_.

I’m made from the

Heartache

_(Heartbreak,_

_Trauma,_

_PTSD…_

_They’re my_

_Closest friends…)_.

I’ve been to

Hell and back

A thousand times

_(Still better than_

_Being near_

_You…)_.

So if you’re

Thinkin’

That I’m

Quittin’

_(Never have,_

_Never will…)_,

Then you’re

Out of your

Mind

_(I didn’t realize_

_You had one…)_.

And just forget,

I ain’t trippin’

_(Or stumblin’,_

_Or fallin’_

_Down…)_

Somewhere

Down the line

_(Or even_

_After…)_.

And you’re the

One

Without a vision

_(Too blind_

_To see the light)_,

Still,

You’re doubtin’ mine?

Now I’m becoming

Your nightmare

_(All your worst fears_

_Coming to fruition…)_,

You run

_(Coward…)_

And I’m right there

_(Sleep with_

_One eye open…)_,

And suddenly

_(In the_

_Blink of an eye…)_,

You’re wondering

_(Thinking…_

_Considering…_

_What will_

_Your next move be?)_

If you’re gonna

Die here

_(You’ll find out_

_Soon enough…)_.

Your stuck in a timeshare

_(Deal with it…)_

And breathin’

On MY air

_(Big mistake…)_.

Welcome

To the darkness

_(Ah yes,_

_I’m home!)_

Where the

Demons

_(Friends,_

_Family,_

_That’s what they are_

_To me)_

Don’t fight

Fair

_(Cry about it,_

_It’s not like I_

_Care…)_.

_(You think_

_They_

_Are bad?_

_Well…)_

Nothing

Compares

To how

I’m planning

_(Calculating…_

_Scheming…_

_Waiting_

_To strike…)_

To tear you

Down

_(Watch out…)_…

Destroying

Your psyche

Until you question

Your whereabouts

_(You’re easy_

_To break)_.

I’m feeling

I’m paramount,

It’s scary how

I’ll spend

A day

_(Maybe less)_

In your shoes

_(Eww…)_

And I’m fuckin’

Wearin’’em out

_(Your life_

_Ain’t that bad…)_.

_(Just_

_Suck it up…)_

You can

Daydream

_(All your sick_

_Pretty little fantasies…)_,

But you can’t

Erase

Or replace

Me

_(I’m already woven_

_Into the fabrics _

_Of space_

_And of time…)_.

You’re crazy to

Think you

Can relate

To what made me

_(I’ve had more_

_Struggles_

_Than you could ever_

_Imagine…)_.

And lately,

You’ve been pushing me

_(I’m going to snap_

_Eventually…_

_You’re making _

_The clock tick_

_Quicker…)_

And it’s

Not safe

_(Run for your_

_Life…_

_Or stay and meet_

_Your inevitable death_

_Sooner…_

_Your choice…)_.

I won’t

Break

_(You’re so_

_Weak…)_

‘Cause I’m made

From the

Heartache.

You’re never gonna

Break me down

_(I’m just too_

_Powerful…)_.

Go ahead and

Hate me now

_(Your words_

_Just roll right off of_

_My back…)_.

‘Cause I came

From a dark place,

Yeah…

_(Broken,_

_Black as a _

_Crow…)_.

I’m made from the

Heartache

_(Heartbreak,_

_Trauma,_

_PTSD…_

_They’re my _

_Closest friends…)_.

You’re never gonna

Make me drown

_(If I can hold onto_

_Hope,_

_What makes you think_

_I can’t hold my _

_Breath?)_.

Go ahead and

Hate me now

_(I hate you_

_To an unimaginable_

_Degree…)_.

‘Cause I came

From a dark place,

Yeah…

_(One you’d _

_Never_

_Wanna go to)_.

Heartache

_(Without pain,_

_There’s no_

_Growth)_.

Heartache

_(Without rain,_

_There’s no_

_Shine)_.

I put my heart

_(All my passion,_

_All my effort,_

_All my time…)_

In this

_(This plan_

_To take you_

_Down_

_A peg or two)_.

Born

_(And torn)_

Where the

Darkness lives

_(Where I_

_Live…)_.

I’ve gone

_(Too far…)_

Beyond the edge

_(You_

_Pushed me off,_

_But I decided to fall)_,

Won’t stop

Until I’m dead

_(That moment…_

_One I_

_Won’t _

_Dread…)_.

‘Cause I came

From a dark place,

Yeah…

_(It’s not that_

_Terrible…)_.

And I’m made from the

Heartache

_(Heartbreak,_

_Trauma,_

_PTSD…_

_They’re my _

_Closest friends…)_.

You’re never gonna

Break me down

_(It’s literally_

_Impossible…)_.

Go ahead and

Hate me now

_(I hate myself enough _

_For both of us…)_.

‘Cause I came

From a dark place,

Yeah…

_(One you’ll never_

_Understand…)_.

I’m made from the

Heartache

_(Heartbreak,_

_Trauma,_

_PTSD…_

_They’re my_

_Closest friends…)_.

You’re never gonna

Make me drown

_(Underwater,_

_In the dark,_

_Lost alone_

_From the start…)_.

I’m made from the

Heartache

_(Heartbreak,_

_Trauma,_

_PTSD…_

_They’re my _

_Closest friends…_

_My only friends_

_Until the end…)_.