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Chapter 3 - Trapped The silent Battle

Trapped (The Silent Battle)

I'm captured by lust — not in passion, but prison.

Every thought, every glance… feels like a decision.

Captivated, manipulated, I dance with the flame,

Controlled by desire, but I'm the one to blame.

Trapped by it —

My hands on the bars, forged from my own habits.

This ain't about love, this is deeper —

More like hunger in the soul with no leader.

An endless void,

Where silence screams louder than sound.

Where I question if I'm lost…

Or if I'm just not found.

My actions betray me.

My inactions delay me.

Caught between "do better"

And "maybe this is just who I am lately."

Control?

It's a myth I chase with bleeding feet.

The world's at my fingertips — but it don't feel complete.

So close I can taste it,

Yet it slips when I reach…

A cruel kind of magic —

Or maybe just me.

Each day's a battle.

Not the kind they write in scrolls,

But a silent war between

My demons and my goals.

They shake hands sometimes.

Other days they draw knives.

Some nights they argue,

But they all wear my face in disguise.

I don't always know what to do,

But I count the small wins —

A breath held, a thought fought,

A whisper that begins...

To remind me:

I'm still here.

Still trying.

Still writing.

This is my truth.

This is my war.

And I ain't asking for peace —

I'm learning what the fight is for.

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