Through countless years of psychological torture A constant state of oppression Grows ever more present with each passing day Self-Induced agony to numb a crumbling psych Wounds that lay, festering beyond mending These scars are passed on from one generation to the next They bare the resemblance of a chain long broken Consolation grows ever more distant At the core of this affliction Lies the acknowledgement you will never attain An existence devastated into ruins Shattered reflections... One cannot truly aspire compassion and love Until inner solace has been obtained Facing your surroundings with spite Shuddering at the site of your own reflection Allowing none to enter Consolation grows ever more distant At the core of this affliction Lies the acknowledgement you will never attain An existence devastated into ruins Shattered reflections... There will be no future to relish in for those who reap damnation A broken past paves the way to a broken future These wounds go deep Reflecting more than an image torn asunder Passed on from one generation onto the next They bare the resemblance of a chain long broken A chain that was already broken to begin with