You’ve inspired me
Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown
Reaching inward to salvage the pearls passed down
Without our knowledge
Our sense takes hold

Who was I?
In you I find myself
Your mirror sharpens a once blurry edge
I’ve kept my eyes closed
One hand on the rail
Shaky feet searching for the next solid step
Where, oh, where does this fear come from?

A head case
A heart break
A toe kick
A hand to fist

Everyday it appears and takes a new shape

When tears always come too quick
When flight is the fight that I pick
When I blame everyone else but me
When I forget what it means to just fucking breathe
When I can’t focus on the deal
When the only thought is my next meal
When you pity the role that I play
When I shamefully wish it that way
When the rhyme in time is all that will soothe
When I can’t find the courage to move
When the loneliness turns in on itself
When will I accept that there is no REASON WHY

Only me: your sad, laughing, loyal child.