I'm being dragged down
I'm holding my breath
Praying to God
That I'll have something left

I'm tired of caring
About people's pain
When it puts me in a spot
Where I can't remain

I can't be dependent
On others like me
I'm taking control
So maybe I'll see

I'm overwhelmed
And very stressed out
I refuse to give myself
More to worry about

Please don't be mad
Don't think I don't care
Because my huge heart
Is what's gotten me there

I'm taking a break
To pick myself up
So maybe for once
I can feel like enough

It won't be long
Probably won't know I went
I'll be back soon
After me time I spent

Roses are red
Violets aren't blue
Nothing can stop me from caring for you
From the setting sun
To the rising stars
There's no way we'll ever be taken apart
During the sun, the rain or the storm
My love for you will never be worn

My ship set sail on a voyage
Not many years ago
The gentle waters rocked me
Their whispers soft and slow
The winds took me further out
Into the open sea
The waves crashed and came on board
Nearly drowning me
The once clear skies had darkened
Whirling clouds gathered near
Cold rain pelted down
And pierced my sails with fear
A strong force pulled my body
Towards a swirling endless pit
All my sailors overboard and I knew this was it
Swallowed whole but still in pieces
This voyage was cut short
The little ship not strong enough
To give that much support

Eloquence runs in my blood
Words are what I feel
This deep sadness that I write
Is excruciatingly real

I try to keep the writing part
Only in this place
For ones I love are sheltered
From the demons that I face

I'm used to being fearful
I don't like to show I'm weak
Even though sometimes I know
The comfort that I seek

My heart is way too caring
My mouth will not say no
I give my everything to help
No matter how far I go

Some people just don't like it
But I can't control my heart
Although the **** I put it through
Is clawing me apart

Can't help that I'm a writer
A musician of the mind
With a sensitive soul
That soon you'll surely find

Yeah, I have a huge heart
**** right I am a poet
I write my feelings out in rhymes
And I surely know it

Step into my shadowed chambers
Feel my dusty walls
Wander through my tattered rooms
And down my darkened halls
Brush across my tight pulled drapes
And stroke them with your hand
Slide across my smooth wood floor
Begin to understand
Wrap yourself up in my blankets
Curl up in my bed
Don't overthink it, just relax
And rest your weary head
Listen for my loving whispers
Feel my weakened call
Build me up when my foundation
Seems it's soon to fall
Stay within me by my side
And don't leave me alone
For my walls are caving in
Open to unknown

Why do I always feel so weak
When I know that I am strong
I pile on problems and deal with them
Yet still I hobble along

But when heavy sadness weighs me down
Until I crash and burn
I get back up and go again
Because I never learn

It's impossible to understand
Why I care so much
I know that if I save someone
I'm able to get a rush

Now my shoulders have grown too stiff
I can't support this weight
But I don't want the hurt to spill
Because it's much too great

It's never fair that I can carry this tremendous amount of pain
Then I'm left drained and empty
Relying on myself to regain

I hate it that after all I do
I'm completely hollow inside
And then I start all over again
No way to be revived

When you're feeling broken
Do not blame your heart
It's your mind and your head
That's ripping you apart

When you're feeling lonely
Like you want to die
Signals are sent to your brain
And make you want to cry

Those times you're feeling scared
And don't know where to go
You recognize a familiar face
Hoping that they know

When you're feeling hopeless
Like you've already died
Your mind can be a weapon
Show you how to hide

When you've been betrayed
And left a thousand times
Your head knows to protect your heart
And build a barrier of lies