Love Me Back

by Brians angel

Stuff the letters I found back in the drawer
I can't stand to read the hatred anymore
Words that remind me I AM what they say
All the hurt and pain, but it never goes away

Lost in this world, I can never hope to be
Drowning in loneliness, as vast as the sea
Hollow and empty, now reduced to a shell
I try so hard to please, but I can never tell

A girl who lives behind a mask, you don't really know
Parents, who won't take the time, watching as you go
Crawl back under the covers, only to stifle the scream
Left alone, abandoned, I always thought we were a team

I press the knife a little deeper, drawing liquid shame
Unloved by my own parents, who do I have to blame
Everything crumbles; I can't keep from falling apart
All the emptiness, I push the blade through my heart