Self Inflicted

Self inflicted war wounds, Sought through a fight with Self To achieve was to hold, When to hold was to fail To In a deceiving mind, To conform to other then In Awake to be Alive, For sleep wanting to be Awake Thoughts in reversed, Dreaming for new Thoughts How can I conceive, Through belief of How To be despite I have betrayal, I have always placed a label To For the critic harshest is I, Believing in what my demise was meant For Learned not undeserved, Or punished for what is Learned Overcoming the "Self Inflicted," Lifted through the Overcoming Defused war from within, Yet internal fire un-Defused Living for change, Manifesting change while Living