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I love you

I adore you

Can you hear me?

All I want

Is for you to be happy

Please?

For me?

I don't want to lose you

You're the only one I've ever wanted

Don't say goodbye now

I know you aren't okay

Even if you don't want to talk about it

I just wanted you to know that

I love you

I adore you

Can you hear me now?

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An animal in his eyes
A wolf in disguise
Whatever is around him withers and dies
Grinning at me saying "try this on for size"
Skin burning where he last touched
But I try to remain happy, maybe it's a little too much
Why didn't you fight back?
Hands pinning my arms above my head
Turning away, wanting to be dead
Wishing I could go back and change what I had said
Hating the feeling, helpless on this bed
"Quiet down, it'll be over soon,"
His voice echoes through my mind and he cackles to the moon
Why didn't you fight back?

This damage takes its toll
This man won't take "no"
In one night he tainted my soul
There's no where safe for my mind to go
Why didn't you fight back?
Why didn't I fight back?

"One drink will never hurt you,"
I'll never let anyone say that again
Sick of hearing his words, scattered around my brain.
Why didn't you fight back?
Isolated and anxious, while he's happy and gracious
Trapped inside my room and mind, why does he seem so great and kind?
Only few people know, that's as far as I want it to go
Because they give me the same look
The same phrase
The same dismissive voice
Why didn't you fight back?

This damage takes its toll
This man won't take "no"
In one night he tainted my soul
There's no where safe for my mind to go
Why didn't you fight back?
Why didn't I fight back?

I am fighting back, I'm taking a stand
Against this thing that dare to be called a man
Why didn't you fight back?
I'm sick of hearing it
I'm speaking now, I want my voice to be heard
He didn't want to hear it
He didn't want to hear the word
Why didn't you fight back?
I spoke the word then
I'm still speaking the word
Why can't everyone know?
Why didn't you fight back?
People need to know the meaning of the word
Why didn't you fight back?
They don't know the meaning of the word "no!"
"No!"
"No!"
"No" is a simple word
It hurts when people don't know the meaning
Why didn't you fight back?

This damage takes its toll
This man won't take "no"
In one night he tainted my soul
There's no where safe for my mind to go
Why didn't you fight back?
Why didn't I fight back?

I fought back

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Little girl, little girl
Look in the mirror
Tell me please, what do you see?
A slut, a whore
You're always looking for someone else
You can change, but you just won't try
Little boy, little boy
Look in the mirror
Tell me please, what do you see?
A rapist, a murderer
You'll never take no for an answer
You can change, but you won't try
Little girl, little girl
Look in the mirror
Tell me please, what do you see?
A cheater, a liar
You've never studied a day in your life
You can change, but you won't try
Little boy, little boy
Look in the mirror
Tell me please, what do you see?
A glutton, a pig
You'd never pass up the chance to have more
You can change, but you won't try
Little girl, little girl
Look in the mirror
Tell me please, what do you see?
An outcast, a loser
You spend your days waiting for someone to love you
You can change, but you won't try
Little boy, little boy
Look in the mirror
Tell me please, what do you see?
A smartass, a brute
You're mean to everyone but yourself
You can change, but you won't try
Little girl, little boy
Look in the mirror
Tell me please, what do you see?
You've never changed, and you never will
You see the same thing every day
And it's fucking you every day
It's killing you every day
It's cheating you every day
It's eating you every day
It's excluding you every day
It's bullying you every day
You look in the mirror and feel shame
You won't try to change because there is no other way
No other way you know how to live
And now you must live your life pretending that you don't feel the way you feel when you look in the mirror

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All eyes on the girl
The bruises
The broken bones
The tears
The pain
An easy victim
Such a predictable way
Blame rests on the boy
The pride
The strength
The disgust
The pure hatred
An obvious abuser
Such a predictable way
But what if the roles were reversed?
The woman is the abuser
And the man is the victim
He can't fight back
He can't reach out
And no one will take him seriously
Because he can fight for himself
He's a man
He can't possibly be the victim
But he is
Under pressure
And in pain
Real men don't cry
Real men stand up for themselves
But real men can't lay a hand on a woman
And real women shouldn't lay a hand on a man

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You think it's fine
I'm a strong person
But these walls can't hold for much longer
And I'm scared.
Because
Eventually they'll come crashing down
And I'll finally admit
"I'm not okay"

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I have no one to talk to
No one I can share everything with
My secrets still remain unshared
Everyone else has someone
They have lifelong friendships
Someone they had ever since they could speak
I used to have friends
But...
Times change
And people move on
No one ever stays
I can't get attached
They always leave
I'll never have someone I can rely on
I'll never have a purpose
But I'll get over it
And still
There's one thing that always crosses my mind
What if,
I never had friends at all?

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A beautiful day.
All children were playing,
except one,
They sat alone.
Not one word spoken,
But her mind screamed thousands.
Under the tree,
there was a heavy cloud
of her darkest thoughts.
It followed her around,
until she gave in to its demands.
I mean nothing,
why do people even tolerate me,
I'm not good enough.
What's the point anyway,
I might as well die.
Footsteps approaching behind her,
please go away,
don't stop for me,
I'm not worth the time.
Two feet in front of her,
a face peering down.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."

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Bite your lip again
One more for good luck
Rip your heart out again
Smear your blood onto the page
Watch your creativity drain into your work
Don't cry this time
You should be used to it
Let your pain envelop your mind
Let the electricity run through your blood
And seep through your fingers
That's when you know
You've created a masterpiece

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Smile sweetly at your unborn child
Whose life was torn away before it could start
Smile sweetly at the broken child
Whose crib will never be filled
Smile sweetly at the blood and gore
You will never know who your child will be
Smile sweetly at your wife
She'll need it now

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Stand on the edge
Stand on the edge of time
Stand on the edge of the line
Stand on the edge of a cliff
Keep both feet on the ground
And if you're feeling adventurous
Lift one foot up
And jump