STILL STANDING

Empty pockets rent's three months choked Lights dead I rot in shadows broke Rust flakes bleed I scrape the tin dry Stomach knots tears sear my eyes Pennies slip nails shred the glass Screams claw walls throat's a jagged mass Hunger gnaws ribs stab my skin Fought the silence I'm caving in Still standing voice splits I'm here Broke days slashed my flesh with fear Chest implodes I breathe through the wreck This is us we bleed we break our necks Bus pass burned feet drag through mud Shoes split raw heels ooze blood Friends starve slow hand me their crust Eyes drown shame we're ash and dust Pennies slip nails shred the glass Screams claw walls throat's a jagged mass Hunger gnaws ribs stab my skin Fought the silence I'm caving in Still standing voice splits I'm here Broke days slashed my flesh with fear Chest implodes I breathe through the wreck This is us we bleed we break our necks Cold chews my spine no cloth no breath Shivers slice I'm inches from death Fists scrape earth heart pumps rage We're the ones trapped in this cage Still standing voice splits I'm here Broke days slashed my flesh with fear Chest implodes I breathe through the wreck This is us we bleed we break our necks Empty pockets soul's a charred stain Fought the void I howled through the pain