Trapped and abandoned The house I live in is filled with empty smiles They think they know who they are The play the part so perfectly, but no – it is all just a lie – Don't fake like you love and understand me Stop living the lie and come back down (Is this abandonment) Alone with hope – hope in abandonment Abandonment which leads me to know who I really am The world lives on while the battle in my head defines who I will come to be For life, marked change means hope anew A better day can only be ahead Externally it seems desperate, but know this: I am propelled forward by abandonment. My identity is secure now – defined by what crushes the souls of men and destroys the hope of ever being loved again. Acceptance is what I make of it: Defined by lack.