Damaged, mismanaged

I feel like the pain will never vanish

I sit quietly and I examine

All the pain I’ve encountered

I refuse to be a coward

All this time I should’ve felt empowered

But here I am praying to the highest power

Crying every other hour

While the scarred thoughts get louder and louder

Damaged, mismanaged

The pain has caused such a huge disadvantaged

All this time I covered it up with a useless bandage

Praying hard to transport to a different planet

I meditate hard so that I don’t panic

Damaged, mismanaged

My pain had me stranded

Feeling undamaged is such a challenge

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