not all who wander are lost: The Cult

We are worthless, stupid, wrong

and so the cult in my mind chants

led my a voice that is not my own

words born outside

that now echo, reside, infest my mental space

this I was tortured to believe

brainwashed since birth

and shattered into many

until I became we

We are worthless, stupid, wrong

imprisoned by the collective

are the few

the strong

the original

tied down with ropes of sorrow

blindfolded with self-hatred

beaten by us

and tortured by the infernal, false chanting

We are worthless, stupid, wrong

but still they stand

holding fast to the truth

still they stand

through the beatings

still they stand

trying to get the lost masses

to listen to their song

We're beautiful, intelligent and strong

not all who wander are lost