The Thoughts In My Head

The thoughts come into my head, one after another Like runners in a marathon You cannot stop them, you cannot slow them down They have only one goal and that is winning The only force strong enough to stop these runners in my head Is the burning embrace of a bottle to the lips The thoughts in my head are dark and sometimes scary They are like curtains keeping out the sun They take a little bit of darkness and amplify it They create shadows and figures of things not really there The thoughts in my head are rough and unsettling Like a long dirt road at midnight No sign of life, no light except the light of your headlights to guide you The thoughts in my head are like an unfaithful lover Giving you empty promises and regret They hold you in their warm embrace and try to make you forget They try to win you with flowers and dreams of a better life Until they tear you back down and ruin you The thoughts in my head are like an ocean Calm for a few moments before the storm And then Waves crash, ships wreck The once beautiful blue sky turns into a black night with no stars to calm you The thoughts in my head are dangerous Like a shotgun to the temple Or like a flame to a moth They pull you in and burn you down The thoughts in my head are never quiet They push and pull and kick and scream And you can only sit there And let them go by