A choice between two paths,
Wear the mask and conform,
Or.....
Bear the price of pain for being brave,
I have felt the suffering/struggles of both,
Rarely received a reward for either,
Definitely injuries incurred from both,
If Golgotha was your Iwo Jima,
Then bearing the price of being brave; that'll be mine,
To not give into my inner demons,
That would only transform me into one of them,
.
I'm...a fortress with...