Respect the suffering
Respect the suffering respect the hurt
Respect the ones who have crawled in the dirt
Don’t scoff at my pain you didn’t walk in my shoes
You don’t have any idea why I’m broken and bruised
Don’t pretend we’re the same
You don’t know where I’ve been
Don’t know what I’ve lost, so just wipe off that grin
Don’t say its ok, it’ll all be alright
You cant see the demons I fight off at night
All alone in the dark in a room full of shadows
The darkness inside makes you feel like a physco
So just look away, you have nothing to fear
It’ll be like before, like I was never here
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Outstanding work!!! I love the rhyme scheme and the intensity.
The title drew me in. I knew I wanted to feature this one. Excellent work!!!
This story is beautiful!