I’ve no defense
For your plays
I succumb
Every time
To
Your call

I’ve no strength
For your advances
I give in
Every time
To
Your need

I’ve no choice
For your requests
I desire
Every time
To
Your pleasure

I’ve no regret
For  your  satisfaction
I receive
Every time
To  
My existence

I’m that girl
That won’t let go
Hanging on tight
Until the goodbye

I’m that girl
That won’t believe
I’m not that one
Until you say those words

I’m that girl
That will love you still
Through a broken heart
Until the rest of my life

I miss you
Tonight
When the moon
Is waning
When my heart
Is empty
When my being
Is aching
When the earth
Orbits the moon
And you
Are far away
Such foolishness
I’ll be done
With the sunrise
A new beginning
My soul soothed
And the promise
Of a new day

I’m not
That girl
Who goes
Quietly
You can
Bet your ***
There is
Gonna be
A Ruckus

I’m mess
Needn’t tell you
I’m pretty sure
You know

My heart
Is broken
No matter
Your kindness

I can’t
Love anyone
I’m tapped out
You see

Just a shell
All that’s left
Of the girl
I used to be

Don’t we all want to rage
Against brutality
Against injustice
Against intolerance
Against indifference

If it doesn’t affect you
Why do you care?

Because our fellow beings
Are being killed
Are being prosecuted
Are being denied
Are being tortured

What do you do?
For a cause you aren’t affected?

I rise up
I make my voice heard
I stand beside the oppressed
I bring awareness
I harbor hope

I’m here
For anyone suffering injustice

I’m standing
I’ll be your champion.
I’ll be your believer
I’ll tout your cause
I know you Matter

You flow through life
Untethered to anyone
But longing
For roots

You blame everyone
Innocent to your faults
Yet hoping
For kinship

You deny those
Showing you emotion
Then blaming them
For loneliness

You are unsettled
Mad against the world
So angry
At yourself.