What I've Become

In tears that trickle
Among sobs and laughter
Holding the well of years
Drowning in time


Bitter-sweet age long past
20 years in a flash
Days lost, moments remembered
Brawling with emotions forgot


Standing upon a stone
Finding strength upon a pillar
No man could live alone
Yet love would be a man's killer


Life seems so peaceful
For one who's torn asunder
A smile for every second
A frown under each laughter


It's in your eyes
Holes to the soul
Hiding behind emptiness
The sadness of the self


Under clouds of rain
Looking past the silvery edge
Reaching for the sun
But standing on solid ground


Lookin in your eyes
There I find the strength
The power to hold on
To wither with grace


Callous
That is what every man becomes
Destiny
That is what I am