Bleed It Out Poem by Sven Rhoads

Once again my being is taking another beating
Life just cannot leave me alone for long
I cannot accept any surrender or defeating
This bodily sacrifice, I must remain strong
I feel the pain over my entire anatomy
There are no words left that remain unsaid
I wont let this be the death of me
As I face tomorrow bleeding red

Tempering the steel that I have become
The hammers keep pounding the weakness out of me
In all this anguish you can hear me shout
I will not let you win, I will bleed it out

A razors caress, a spears impalement
I feel the shaking from this tortured way
A swords slashing, axes are falling
I wont give in, I will see the day to come

My breathing is labored by the weight of it all
As I watch all around me start turning sideways
Left on my own with blood from my mouth
My eyes are losing the sight deep into the haze
I feel the fire of the coals across my skin
The blisters are bursting with my boiling red
My skin so pale starts to bruise and swell
You will not win this night, I wont wake up dead

I will bleed it out
I will win this fight
There is no way to ever turn back
I will bleed it out
This is my sacrifice
I will get over you while you try to go through me