You're free they say he's gone for good.
Reliving the pain will you do you no good.
You don't have to fear him now that he's gone.
His life is over, and your life is long.
I can't stop the nightmares that go back to the day.
Where my favorite uncle took my childhood away.
Shhh keep it a secret to protect this man,
if only as parents they did what they can.
No they were Drinkers, and our life was wild.
So today I mourn him not him but the loss of a child.

How much do I love you?
Let me count the ways,

I love your one paw,
I love your two paws,
I love your three paws,
I love all four.

I love the way you greet me,
when I walk through the door.
I love your wiggy waggy tail,
and your little tooshie too.
I love it when you kiss me,
when I say mommy loves you.

I love your little belly, and I love your little teeth,
I love the way you yell at me,
when you want a treat.

I love your little nose, and I love your big brown eyes
I love the fact you think your ten feet tall.
for your little size.

Lost in a lonely world,
With no place left to go.
People always around me,
but its only just a show.

My life is just a perception of what I want them to see.
They don't understand,
They don't know the real me.

They all pretend that they care,
Say the right things when I'm needed.
And when I let my guard down,
I'm left shattered and defeated.

I try to mask the pain I feel,
With a smile on my face.
It doesn't matter where I am,
I still feel out of place.

I am the outsider,
That's always looking in.
Im fighting this constant battle,
I can never seem to win.

As I sit here in silence,
I don't know what to say.
How can I make them understand?
That hearts are not for play.