Downwards

Ripples in the water,
My reflection contorts
I see my broken image
See my breaking of all sorts

Forever into the silence
I never will forget
The hell of my demise
In this bloody sunset

Aching bones sit weary
Aching minds explode
So once you're broken and worthless
My mind eases off a load

Tell me of my interests
You say you know me well
You say you'll never betray me
So open up my shell

Once my center's bare
And I sit there weak in flesh
You thrust the knife into my heart
And force me to refresh

Broken and bleeding,
my shell closes around me tight
Your insults bounce right off me
I'm not looking for a fight

Push me off this mountain
That you helped me to climb
Watch me fall, don't lift a finger
Just wash your hands of slime

So as I lay in my betrayal
I hear the whispered words
You're worthless and I hate you
The only way to go is downwards