when I say
I want to run away
please take me seriously
when i say i feel alone
please reassure me i am not
lately I am trapped like a dog
inside myself
no love gets past this cage
I don't deserve it anyways
the voices yell
and my doubt lends an ear
when I joke this is it I'm going to leave!  
simply tell me
don't?
please, stay awhile?
Wake me up to the harsh reality
that people care and I am not alone.
when I show up for you,
and they open the door
isn't that all the reassurance you need?
Tell me
don't be silly and ask them to chase after you
because it is only your doubt that will follow