My flesh trembles, skin splits wide
As I tear out the old, worn insides
A husk of what once was, now decays
I rip the threads that held the old me in place

Guts spill out, entrails on the floor
Memories, fears, and doubts I abhor
The weight of yesterday's chains
Torn from the skin that bound my pain

I crawl through this self inflicted void
And remove the carcass of a dead little boy
Echoes of what once defined me fade
As I fill the emptiness inside...