I am free
without a trace or a mark.
I've boxed up everything
to leave in the dark.

I am free
to grow in the light.
Nothing holds me back now-
I can fight any fight.

I am free
from you stopping me.
I will take on the world
to be all I can be.

I am free
to do what I want.
Although free in my life,
there's still dreams you can haunt.

i lay awake at night
and
listen to the sound the rain makes.
it spatters onto the ground with such purpose
that i can not help but feel jealousy in the pit
of my empty stomach.
the rain knows where its going and where its been.
i wander, confused at who i am and who i'm going to be.
i crave the feeling of certainty.
to know if i'm going to pull the string attached to my lips
and pull it into another forced smile another day.
i lay awake at night and
wish to be a drop of rain.

have you ever loved
someone so much it
hurts? i can't explain
to you what it's like
but i hope one day
you can love me the
same

I'd rather live my life
Trying to love and losing
Than never trying at all.