The Family Secret Plan for Lily

Trapped beneath the ceiling, shadows hold me down, The clock stopped ticking years ago, but I still hear the sound. A prison made of silence, bricks of flesh and shame, They fed me sweet indulgence, now I don’t know my name. And I’m sinking deeper in this bed of lies, Drowning in the echoes of my own goodbyes. Every bite they gave me was a lock on the door, Now I’m a stranger I can’t know anymore. Voices in the distance laugh like ghosts of the past, Their love was laced with poison, but it burned so fast. Every plate they handed, every smile they wore, Were chains around my body, and I begged for more. And I’m sinking deeper in this bed of lies, Drowning in the echoes of my own goodbyes. Every bite they gave me was a lock on the door, Now I’m a stranger I can’t know anymore. Why didn’t they stop me when I couldn’t see? Why didn’t they scream when I begged to be free? They watched as I fell, they turned out the light, Now I’m a shadow, a ghost in the night. And I’m screaming louder, but there’s no one there, Lost beneath the layers of their love and despair. Every bite they gave me was a piece of my soul, Now I’m a story that will never be whole. Mirror cracked and empty, a face I can’t define, The years have left their weight on this body of mine. I’ll carry this prison, no key, no escape, The weight of the void is my final fate.