From 1️⃣ to 1️⃣0️⃣
How much does it hurt?
I’ll say a negative ten.
For I haven’t  learned.

I let things go by
Saying, “I’m okay.”
Not letting me cry,
Not even today.

So I’ll keep on pretending
It’s the easiest way.
Lies, lies, lies,
Until truth I say.

I couldn’t lend
Myself a hand
Thus, here I send:
From 1️⃣ to 1️⃣0️⃣
How much does it hurt?
(Oh, let’s speak the truth!
When will we learn?)

False
                Evidence that  
                Appears to be
Real.

F
E
A
R

Falls.
Never gets up.
Falls.
Pretends it doesn’t hurt.
Falls.
Too much pride to accept.
Falls.
Stops trying— stays alert.

Falls. Falls. Falls.
And
Still
We
Get
Up
Again.

Usually we’re the ones lost.  
To get back on track we must:
Admit that we are.

We’re an exploded star.
Turning into stardust
People are so far—
100 million years light.
They still see us shine.
Not even we see our fight.

It takes courage
to admit the fall
For people used
to resist it all.

You’re not weak for falling,
You’re weak for not recognizing you’ve fallen.

Oh star, you’re growing dim.
But little is that a sin.
Lost the battle, not the war.
Rest today, and then you’ll soar.

Would you rather
Live the life you want
and hurt?
Or live the life you need
In hurt?