Daybreak

I formed these callouses

To guard against the fears I find

Ones deeply hidden

In all those places that I shield inside

I’ve always felt alone

Inside a room with curtains drawn

With just a sliver

Of radiance from coming dawn

So let the record show

Should I ever lose control

Without sure footing

Along this path I chose

On the day I break

Just sweep the pieces all away

Let them scatter

I don’t need an after

Adorned with callouses

Countless hours march in line

As they harden

Cracks surround where fears reside

Like a fabric wearing thin

The warp and weft of all I’ve dreamed

Is growing threadbare

It’s plainly tearing at the seams

So let the record show

Should I ever lose control

Without sure footing

Along this path I chose

On the day I break

Just sweep the pieces all away

And let them scatter

I don’t need an after