Steemit Open Mic Week 98 – Unseen (The Good Fight) – Original

This is a truly vulnerable share – one of my most candid songs to date.

It's brand new, and a bit of a departure for me in that...I generally end with some kind of hopeful, uplifting sentiment. That just didn't happen with this one. It's simply my raw truth...

I keep typing sentences, then erasing them; straining to pen some deeper explanation. Perhaps...I should just let the song speak for itself.

From my heart to yours – thank you for listening.

xo, Zippy

^{~ fair warning – if swearing upsets you, you might want to skip the last 30 seconds or so. ~}

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Unseen (The Good Fight)

there's a darkness that plagues my soul
something ancient and unkind
like the gravity of a black hole
it's been drawing me in all my life

I feel like a star that's collapsing
slowly losing my light
but still...tryin' to burn bright

there's an ocean of shame so deep
the tears of a thousand lifetimes
like a riptide, unseen
it's been pullin' me astray all my life

it's hard to keep my head above water
while the current keeps getting stronger
I'm just tryin' not to drown

so, here I am – in the boxing ring
throwing punches with the shadows
flailing against invisible things
weakened by these unseen battles

like a boxer, in the final round
broken and pinned to the ground
I'm just tryin' not to tap out

now – I'm just so fuckin' exhausted
but I'm still tryin' so hard to be alright
so – please – don't give up on me yet
'cause I promise – I'm fighting the good fight

I promise....I'm fightin' the good fight

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^{~ Heartfelt thanks to @luzcypher, @krystle, @soundlegion, @passion-ground,
@verbal-d, @meno & @pfunk for all you do. ~}