Roots of this tree, bury me
Environmental chokehold I can’t fucking breathe
Control I feared losing, ripped away from me
Left on my own— palms bloodied
Won’t keep swallowing everything you feed
Damaged mind and body no fucking need
Once a child I never could see, my eyes are open enlightened me
Never learned what family means, bottles tarnish what it could be
Deny your actions, infect my wounds
Let it fester, spiral soon
Tooth and nail, fight for this life
It’s in my heart, it’s in my eyes