I teach you about mental health
I tell you stories you’ve never heard of
from the other side of the rainbow
do you even care?
wrapped in your own life as in a winter coat
is this some kind of summer joke?
oh, how much I would give
to strip
all these layers of you
instead of drowning in this
another version of the story
from someone else’s mouth
laid out in front of your pretty face, boy
how dare you compare
half-truths at second hand
with all the glitter and gold, I can tell
if only you could listen, but you don’t
so, what choice do I have?
sitting here alone
and thinking, “I would never have you in my life”
so, what for
were all my efforts to get closer?
I’m invisible, take care of the motley rest
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