Dawn & Dusk

My thoughts crowd in
With twitching arms
Twisted branches unfurling
Rising from dark hearts

Their roots are deep
Entrenched in my mind
In me, they have festered
For a very long time

Failure planted some
A cruel word nurtured one here
Rejection scattered many seeds
This thorny one is from fear

Every day I must
Fight my way through
Untangle myself so I
Can do what I need to do

A daily war
Waging in my mind
No matter how long it takes
I will not give up the fight