Broken

April 25, 2022

Why can’t everyone see
how broken I am inside?
How terrible I am?
The monster behind my eyes

My face is a lie
my smile is fake
I give up nothing
but always take and take

My hands are made of fire
burning everyone I touch
I want to get close
but I know the cost is too much

It’s safer for me to stay away
to hide away deep inside
no one will ever get hurt
if all I do is run and hide

They would run away too
if they could see the real me
the monster that destroys everything
leaving ruin as far as the eye can see

That’s what I am
when my mistakes are all I see
but no one else can see them
they see a different me

A me that wants to change
A me that shines so bright
They see a better me
A spark of hope in the night

I don’t want to be broken
I don’t want this to be what people see
So I’ll keep working hard every day
because I want to be that better me