The whirlpool of emotions pulls me under, and I am tired of treading water I am tired of trying to stay afloat I am just a girl who wonders of what ifs I am just a girl who feels too much, who knows where you are hurt, even when you haven’t said it out loud Maybe if I learned to hold myself a little gently, it wouldn’t ache this way Maybe happiness isn’t built from sadness, no matter how familiar it feels I am just a girl who wants a quiet place, to love and be loved, without asking for it I am just a girl, still searching