Battered within, where shadows deeply creep, Ravaged by wounds that never seem to sleep. Outwardly masked, a fragile, forced display, Knots of despair that tighten day by day. Empty the core, where light once brightly shone, Numbness a shield, existing all alone. Shattered the spirit, fragmented and undone, Out of alignment, a battle hard-won. Unyielding sorrow, a constant, heavy toll, Lost in the darkness, a fractured, broken soul.