I Will Not Be Broken

<br>[based on &quot;I will not be broken&quot; by Robert Atworth]<br><br>Daggers of fear <br>brandish my skin<br>I believe I`m innocent <br>Of this sin<br>The accusation <br>of being a coward <br>bounces off <br>my rubber mask<br>just a word<br>They try to get me <br>to fall apart <br>try to get into my heart.<br><br>They circle around me chanting<br>wild phrases<br>They mix me up inside<br>vast mazes<br>But I am not broken.<br>words are useless now to me<br>action are decisions lost at sea.<br><br>I fight with the power to heal wounds<br>I fight with the hope it will be over soon.<br>I fight with the will that unbroken win.<br>I fight with the dagger sticking my skin.<br><br>But I will not be broken.<br><br>Now they try to take my pride<br>but all my tears have chosen to hide.<br><br>I cannot weep, <br>I cannot lose hope, <br>I must fight.<br>I must fight through the day<br>I must fight into the faded night.<br><br>Daggers of fear <br>brandish my skin<br>I believe I`m innocent <br>Of this sin<br>The accusation <br>of being a coward <br>bounces off <br>my rubber mask<br>just a word<br>They try to get me <br>to fall apart <br>try to get into my heart.