This is a letter to you.
To the you that's had a rough week. To the you that seems to be under constant storm clouds. To the you that's feels invisible. To the you who doesn't know how much longer you can hold on. To the you who has lost faith. And the one that is constantly blaming themselves for everything that goes wrong. To YOU.

You are incredible. You make this world a little bit more wonderful. You have so much potential and so many things left to do. You have time. Better things are coming your way, so please hang in there. You can do it. You CAN.
                                        
                                                - anonymous

We are beautiful,
like fresh flowers
born of ashes,
like dawn
after a moonless night.

The lifetimes I've lived
have left many a thing unforgiven,
For I am but a vessel,
born to carry secrets forever to remain hidden.

We've got the
Eyes of innocence;
Face of angels;
Personality of a dreamer
and a mind darker than a demon's

The voices in my head are louder than all the others,
they say I'm pretty,
pretty enough to sell my body,
pretty enough that I don't need to work.

They tell me I am strong,
strong enough to keep the tears in,
strong enough to hold you
but not let you in to the hidden chambers of my heart.

They say I'm okay,
okay enough that I can keep going,
They say it's all good,
they say it's all true.

But I want to be beautiful for myself,
not for someone else,
I want to be strong with someone,
not for someone,
I want to say I'm okay,
and really mean it.

Monday,
We woke up looking perfect, right?
Tuesday,
We're kind to everyone cause it's what we love to do, right?
Wednesday,
Put extra makeup on to hide the evidence of last night's beating, cause if anyone found out they'd laugh and tell us to **** it up, right?
Thursday,
We laugh because crying ruins our image, right?
Friday,
. . .I got in a fight.

I don't know about you but even on the moon's brightest nights,
it's still got a dark side,
Maybe we don't always see it, but it's there,
So don't judge me when I miss the mark on "perfection"

Where were you,
when I fell apart,
Where were you,
when the beating in my chest ached to end,
Where were you,
when life crashed in and stole my tears away in pill bottles,
Where were you,
when I decided enough was enough.
Where are you?
I don't see you by me casket.
It's okay,
It's not the first time I've been abandoned

What if the demons that haunt your nights
are the people that you've hurt.
What if the angels that protect your heart
are healed wounds and mistakes.

Living and learning,
fighting and loving,
healing and forgiving,
don't forget what life truly is.

It's okay to cry,
even the sun can't get away from the clouds,
It's okay to break every once in a while,
even the sun can't avoid the rain.

It's okay to not be okay,
even the moon has to use the sun's light,
It's okay to be a little scared,
even the moon can't handle the dark.

Sometimes holding on,
is harder than letting go,
Sometimes breathing,
is harder than crying.

Some days I'm numb,
others I can't seem to hold back the tears,
Some days I just wanna be alone,
others I can't seem to hold back the darkness.

You are stronger than you believe,
faster than you seem,
sharper than you think,
and more beautiful than you can see.

"I can hold my breath
I can bite my tongue
I can stay awake for days
If that's what you want
Be your number one
I can fake a smile
I can force a laugh
I can dance and play the part
If that's what you ask
Give you all I am" - Christina Perri

"God save the prom queen
Teenage daydream
Just another dressed up heartbreak
God save the prom queen
Only eighteen
Turned her tears to diamonds in her crown
Diamonds in her crown" - Molly Kate Kestner

Don't look in the corner,
and maybe the demons will grow weary,
Don't think to much,
and maybe the heart will beat freely,

"I just need some time, I'm tryna think straight
I just need a moment in my own space
Ask me how I'm doin', I'll say "okay, " yeah
But ain't that what we all say?
Sometimes I think back to the old days
In the pointless conversations with the old me
Yeah, back when my momma used to hold me
I wish somebody woulda told me" - NF

I was wondering,
if you thought about me, like I think about you?
I miss you, and I'm wondering,
when did we stop being true?

I was wondering,
If what we had was real, cause I'm confused,
Hey, I really miss you,
and it hurts cause I'm feeling used.

Every Villain wishes for love
Every Hero wishes people weren't always watching
Every Villain dreams of stars
Every Hero dreams of slaughtering

My mama told me not to cry,
cause it stains my pretty face,
Daddy told me not to tell,
cause he doesn't want a case.

I tell myself not to cry,
cause it might mess up my mascara,
I tell myself not to tell,
cause I don't want people to see my crooked tiara.

Sometimes you apologize because you think it might heal this broken relationship,
and maybe sometimes it seems like it does,
but it only makes the inevitable hurt. . .
that much worse.

Mistakes were made,
tears were shed,
promises broken,
and flowers went died.

Time passes,
Minds run,
Questions fly,
but hearts still ache when all is said and done.

All good things come to an end,
All the sweetest smiles crack,
all the prettiest lies find truth,
and all the wealthiest people learn to lack.

When the floodgates open,
and the demons pour in,
the nights will grow longer,
and darken with guilty sin.

When the sun hides and the moon comes out,
beware the shadows,
that which hide the bodies of empty promises and broken souls,
don't let yourself return to that pool of tears for it's all to shallow.

Mistakes were made,
tears were shed,
promises broken,
and the past remains dead.

Run run baby girl,
Hide under the table and cut until you bleed to death,
Run run baby girl,
Lay under the table and take your last breath,

Run run sweet boy,
Chase your childhood and drink until you forget,
Run run sweet boy,
Cry for the dead and keep your candle unlit

Run darling girl,
Hide from the shadows,
Run darling girl,
Return what you borrowed,

Run little boy,
Chase the rights you lost,
Run little boy,
Don’t forget the cost,

Shh young child,
don’t tell a soul,
Shh, young child,
They won’t believe until your old.

Remember young children,
Don’t tell anyone what happened today,
Remember young children,
Take our secret to your grave.