The lies we build our foundation on
tremble and creak and threaten to collapse
all of the stolen dreams we will never possess.
The untruths plant themselves inside of our minds,
latching
onto all of the insecurities that threaten to destroy us.
Their gnarly roots dig deeper
and deeper
and deeper.

A fire burns inside of us, but the lies,
built from false fantasies,
create their own fortresses against the wild inferno,
forsaking it to the prison inside of our hearts.
But though the radiant army has long been defeated,
the embers still pulse with energy.
It is a beacon.
It draws our mind away from the deceptions,
beckons for us to ignite the spark,
to set ablaze the fire that will tear down our walls
and illuminate,
through the wreckage,
the beauty of our souls.