Metaphors

I 'm a metaphor, never fully understood,

So I cloaked myself under a very dark hood.

If you find my true self you won 't know who I am,

I 'm holding back a great waterfall like a powerful dam.

The longer I hold the weaker I get,

I must keep going, I can 't forget.

I must find out who I 've become,

Too afraid to be just anyone.

I can 't hold much longer, I 'm slipping away,

I can 't lose my life, I just can 't today.

There 's so much I still have to do,

I can 't give up, I won 't lose you.

I promise I won 't go down without a fight,

I shall be prepared no matter day or night.

Watching and waiting for my time to come,

My hope is disappearing like the