The forge

A strange feeling has come over me
A change of my mind and a change of my soul
Turning my back on the past I once knew
Sacrificing everything that I hold
Becoming something foul and obscene
Losing my will to do as I feel
I feel now that I've lost all that I love
Promises forgotten friendships left in the dust
A meeting years ago and far from my home
Now I try to remain true to your memory
Time goes by and years work their way on me
Memories dim as my body grows old
A life of wandering alone is what I have made
Too late now I have learned what I regret
My eyes see more than most,
Maybe I see more than I want to see
My ears hear more than most,
Maybe I hear more than I want to hear
My mouth says more than most,
Maybe I say more than I want to say
My heart feels more than most,
Maybe I feel more than I want to feel
Now I break free from the chains of my own self restraint
No more will I be bound by outside constrains
I found the source of strength within myself
No more will I let myself be less than I am