Back When…

Hey everyone! So it\’s been a while (kinda). In the time I\’ve been away I was interviewed by a friend for her blog. If you haven\’t seen the interview, you can watch it  Here It\’s a bit long, but I hope it shares some light on me as a person! 

In the mean time, enjoy today\’s piece 😊

Back when I was younger, my tears were mine..

I was hard-core, my tears were mine.
Crying was for weaklings,
People born with silver and gold spoons
People without a backbone, no spunk, no liver.

You see, I was strong… But they didn\’t believe me
They laughed at me and called me weak.
So I vowed I\’d never shed a tear in their presence,
My tears were for me and me alone
I wasn\’t a weakling, I was made of gold.

10 years later and all that changed
My tears aren\’t mine, they never were
I cry for the sister from the other day, the guy from next door
I cry for the man who lost his wife,
The woman whose son just died,
I bleed for the kid who thinks he\’s worth nothing
And the girl starving to look like the next \”IT\” girl.

Call me whatever you please, a weakling or a kid..

I cried when you said you were leaving,
I cried when they said you were dying.
When aunty said you had passed, my heart almost fell apart
I cried like I had lost a part of my heart.

These days my tears belong to the world.
So much pain, so much hurt, not enough people acknowledging the shot.
So again, I bleed for the kid next door…
The one with anxiety and the one with fear,
The one with depression and a poor self-image,
The one struggling with an addiction and the one contemplating suicide,
The one walking a lonely path and wondering where it ends,
The one lying in the hospital bed praying for life.

My tears fall for you, but not forever,
I\’ll wipe them off soon enough,
My tears are yours, but so are my words,
I can\’t fix everything, but I can try.

I can tell you how beautiful you are
And how life is worth living..
I can tell you it won\’t last and the pain will end soon
I can buy you ice cream and hold your hand while you sleep
I can be your friend, a strength when you\’re weak..
But beyond that, I can get on my knees and pray for your peace.

I may not be able to solve everything, I may not be all you need
But what I have I\’ll give, my prayers are yours to keep.

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