You continuously
shoot me down
Firing off your
insults without warning
Your words are your ammo
Your mouth is your gun
Like a killer, you
have no empathy
Like a cougar,
you rip me apart
You get joy from
the pain you cause me
You laugh at
my cries gleefully
Your claws stab my heart
Your bite cuts deep
But I still stand back up
And hold my head high
and walk away with
courage in each stride.

I wander around
in a world of madness
lost with nowhere to go
Sadness and sorrow
are the only friends I've
come to know.
My heart has gone cold,
for love cannot be found.
Darkness blots out the stars.
My mind is empty
and my voice is lost.
My step falters and
I slip to the floor
I stuck in a dark room,
without windows or doors.
Life just goes on,
leaving me behind
to wander some more.

An old spark ignites
Sending a trail of fire
through my heart
It burns through my body
begging for his touch
But the flames cannot be quenched
they rage on like a wild fire
I need to give him up
The flames curl in desire
and I willingly abide
Knowing that in the morning
there will be another fight.

Floating through a sea
so full, yet so empty.
They bind my heart
with chains of despair.
They rip through my mind,
cruel and unforgiving.
They are carved into me,
leaving their scars on my life.
They are wasted, carelessly,
and so relentlessly.
Yet, I still feel
broken and beat.
Like a tornado
they destroy everything
in their path.
Tearing down the brick wall
that I put up so long ago.
The pain and hurt swirl around me
pushing me into the darkness.
Never letting up, never giving up.

How is it you can say that you love me? You trick and lie to me. You take my dreams and crumble them as though they are worthless. You beat me down and rip me up with your hateful words.
I'm stupid. I'm an idiot. I'm a *****.
Yet, you claim to love me.......yeah, right

You put on a show for the people around us, pretending to be a saint, even though you're from hell. You're a hypocrite, picking out  my flaws, while missing your own.
But you love me...... whatever

You tell twisted stories, fibs and lies, and say deceit isn't right. You sneak around like a fox, stealing my happiness like a rabbit from a burrow.
You can't stand my tear, yet you continue to hurt me. You don't want me around, but won't let me go.
But you love me.........sure you do.

This is for you who
no one has told
You are beautiful.
This is for you
who sits all alone
You matter.
This is for you who
feels invisible
You are loved

You who cries every night,  
shed your tears no more.
You who hides beneath
your covers,
do not be afraid.
You who feels lost and
out of place
You are loved.

You are loved.

We used to wish that we could be older
Not realizing what growing up really was
Now here we are trying to keep up
as time blows on past us
You can't run or hide
the second will still tick on by
You can't hit pause in real life
Hours turn to days
And days into months
I  guess growing up isn't all that fun
You can't back up, for time will only march forward
there is no rewind button
You can't just hit clear or backspace
life doesn't work that way
You just have to keep going
With your head held up high
Just take what you can get
'cause you can't borrow time

They may say that you aren't pretty enough.
But true beauty is in your heart,
not your face. You don't need to hide
behind that mask of make-up.
You matter.

The number on the scale doesn't matter.
Your dress size doesn't matter.
You matter.

Your voice deserves
to be heard.
Your opinion matters.
You matter.

Don't let anyone say
you aren't good enough.
You matter.