On Power & Control

The illusion of ultimate power
Drives an insecure mind
How long has been the journey
To this point in time?
The illusion of outward control
When all is based inside
How useless is the struggle
Based on false pride.

Real strength must look within
Only self can be controlled
All else is doomed to failure
Illusions will break and fall.
Anger drives the fury
Of all the pent up rage
The barriers have fallen
It has been loosed from its cage.

It tore a path of near destruction
And lashed out at all those near
And what was the conclusion?
It was really nothing but fear.
When there is no true belief in self
When there is no peace within
Any facade will quickly shatter
And the rage will roar right in.

So now the damage has been done
What lesson is learned here?
The steady task of self-repair
Must begin with overcoming fear.
Pull back, pull back and go within
The solution never left
Going back is not an option
Standing still you will just drift.

Others hold the belief in you
That you have failed to hold yourself
Stop expecting them to prop you up
Start building it yourself.
But this must be built without the walls
That have failed you so thus far
There are no walls within true self
And true self cannot be scarred.

When you live true and in the moment
There is no need for fear
Because what is in the here and now
Cannot be altered here.
Accept what is in every second
And walk the path of peace
Stay within, build no more walls
And the rage will finally cease.