I have a lot to tell you in little time<\/p>\n
It goes way down deep in my soul<\/p>\n
Makes me burst out with words<\/p>\n
Listen! Only when you listen can you hear<\/p>\n
Don’t worry about my mask it’s just a disguise<\/p>\n
To hide the pain to take the blame<\/p>\n
And its weight off my shoulders<\/p>\n
Not that It did anyway<\/p>\n
As soon as the sun disappeared into the dark musky clouds<\/p>\n
Gone were my creepy friends who were once my world<\/p>\n
I was left with heavy step<\/p>\n
And it beats to the rhythm of my bleeding heart<\/p>\n
I met a deceiver and became the Punch receivers<\/p>\n
My life felt silenced with a threatening vacuum<\/p>\n
Echoing in fragments of anxiety<\/p>\n
Causing nerve breaking curiosity<\/p>\n
My face became addicted to many powders and concealers<\/p>\n
Did they conceal the pain?<\/p>\n
I wish I had known many things before we met<\/p>\n
Then I wouldn’t have settled for less<\/p>\n
My love and compassion wouldn’t have evaporated into hatred<\/p>\n
Hatred for myself<\/p>\n
Why am I here?<\/p>\n
These words I speak have shed on ink<\/p>\n
Sade blamed\u00a0 me but Laide didn’t<\/p>\n
Although I wished I had spoken out<\/p>\n
Way back, way before the red flags<\/p>\n
Way before the heartbreak<\/p>\n
Way before I lost my sanity<\/p>\n
Way before my bondage<\/p>\n
Way before the fight and the flimsy excuses<\/p>\n
Way before…<\/p>\n
Tick tock, the clock beeps<\/p>\n
Bidding the time,<\/p>\n
Plastering the cracks<\/p>\n
Mending the tears<\/p>\n
Seeking help<\/p>\n
Searching for peace<\/p>\n
Finding Justice<\/p>\n
You see I have known the Fox<\/p>\n
I have met its pack<\/p>\n
But now, I am the wolf who has joined the Alpha<\/p>\n
Look, you need to realize that you’re not alone<\/p>\n
They may call you weak<\/p>\n
But you’re strong<\/p>\n
They may call you ugly<\/p>\n
But you are beauty<\/p>\n
You are beautiful<\/p>\n
So beautiful you let your scars<\/p>\n
Become badges, badges of honor<\/p>\n
To remind you of how much you’ve conquered<\/p>\n
What you’ve conquered<\/p>\n
In inches, feet, and yards<\/p>\n
In seconds, minutes, and hours<\/p>\n
For days, weeks and months<\/p>\n
For years, decades, and centuries<\/p>\n
To remove the veil of your face<\/p>\n
Discard the mask<\/p>\n
You’re worth more than gold<\/p>\n
The world is on its edge waiting for your manifestation<\/p>\n
Age has never been the barrier<\/p>\n
Show them what you’ve become<\/p>\n
Let them see what you truly are<\/p>\n
A generation needs your touch<\/p>\n
Grab those horns and live for you<\/p>\n
Discover yourself and break forth<\/p>\n
Stretch, stretch to the horizon<\/p>\n
Like the eagles<\/p>\n
Begin to see God’s creation in this new view<\/p>\n
So that others can see the world through you<\/p>\n
You matter to this generation<\/p>\n
Because you matter To me.<\/p>\n
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