From time and time again you proceed to state how you expect more from me, how you expect me to reach such high expectations,

How many nights will it take Of her crying herself to sleep Before this pain she feels is over… How many prayers will it take of h… Begging to god to take her life

What I thought was true is now a… What I thought was real is now a… What I felt for you is still the… as I feel for you now. Everything that I’ve said

Through these halls I walk alone. In the classrooms where I sit with many others I am still, yet alone.

Mommy for fourteen years you allowed myself to believe that you did not love me, to believe that I, your daughter, wasn’t what you wanted,

Without a voice I am left here in this world to forever be silent. Because as I try to speak, my voice vanishes so quickly,

I am not a fool for loving you. I am not a fool for trusting you. I am not a fool for giving you everything that I had. A fool is not what I am

There was you, heather, and I this feeling of intact inside me but so young into our lives we’ve become departed, leaving a feeling of emptiness

To all the girls out there who are beginning to or wanting to change know that there is no need because beautiful

As you continue to stare at me you’ll see that there is only one… but if you choose to, to dig down deeper past my heart and to my soul

Everyday is a journey. Everyday something is learned. Everyday each one of us is loved. And everyday is a brand new day. But, like you and everyone else

You said that I deserved better, so you told me that it was over. But I don’t deserve better; I deserve you and only you. You’re the one for me

Always sat alone. Always thought to myself. I’d never said a word. I’d never been outspoken until you came.

I’ve seen the way they treated you. I’ve heard all the mean things that they’ve said to you. I’ve seen and heard it all