Breathe

The weight of the world is off your shoulders now, dear
Lift your beautiful head and hold it high
Demand the respect you know you deserve

Oh, but don't forget to breathe

Smile that smile that is as bright as the sun,
and make sure he sees you when you do
Turn every head in the room with your confidence

Just be sure to breathe

When you cry, do it proudly and without reservation
Show the whole world how strong you are
You are unbreakable. You are not a footnote

Now take a moment to breathe

Sixteen years old.
And still feeling like a child.
Will I ever grow up?

I can't be alone.
The stillness and the silence
chill me to the bone.

Yo soy Danielle.
Soy artística y estudiosa.
Quiero ser atrevida y muy talentosa.
Según mi familia soy reservada y seria a veces.
No me gusta nada practicar deportes.
Me gusta mucha actuación.
¿Cómo eres?

As I stand here peering into the glass at your lovely face
I loose track of the time as it passes.
All I know is that it feels like absolutely forever,
since you last held me in your loving embrace.

Standing here with my nose pressed against the window,
as I pray you won't look over and notice me.
I hope you won't notice that I'm busy noticing you.
You catch my eye and all the voices in my head begin to crescendo.

I'm thinking backwards.
And he can't make sense of me.
Choking on my foot.

I'm drowning in a sea of my own despair.
Sinking further and further from bitter air.
As the cold begins to settle into my skin,
I remember what once has been.

I feel your hand as it grasps at my leg,
but you don't even hear me beg.
You pull me even deeper down,
but whisper "Darling, I'd never let you drown."

Five steps behind me.
I run but can't get away.
Please, leave me alone.

I only realize how cold my heart is
when I feel the warmth of you against me.
Only then does the layer of ice around it
begin to melt.

Dark hair and light eyes.
I hope you choke on your lies,
Causing your demise.

Please, I'm begging.
Someone at least try to break down my walls.
Someone please just love me until I can love back.
Someone please be there when I need you.
Because I need you, Someone.
Now more than ever.

Maybe I'm to fragile to fight anymore.
I'm beginning to crack and break.
How much more of this can I take?
So while I lay here on this cold, tile floor;
I'm thinking
*"God, please finally spare me from this ache."

A bullet coming at me in slow motion.
Spiderweb cracks appearing in my so-called life.
Glass falling and puncturing my porcelain skin.
Rose colored blood seeping through the cracks.

That fear isn't one to just go away,
Especially after just three days..
You have helped me through so much,
Even though it was caused by your touch.
Some things just aren't meant to be.
Anything but you and me.

Writing poems at 3 am
Because I'm depressed and lonely again.
I can't cage the thoughts running loose in my mind.
Forever stuck longing for a solution to find.

Who is wiser
the heart or mind?

What speaks louder
emotion or thought?

Somebody please help me stop.
Stop seeing those things that haunt me day and night.
Somebody please help me out.
Out of this place that fills me with a terrible fright.