Before I became strong, I knew what it was like
To be weak,
How difficult it is to love yourself,
To find the wholeness that you seek.
Before I knew the light,
I have had my fair share of darkness, too,
Where my world fell into a hopelessness
And I didn't know how to get through.
For I have known the tears it takes,
The courage to stand up again,
When you are broken down and bruised
And you know nothing but the pain.
Before I was who I am now,
I was someone I didn't want to be.
I was lost, battered, and defeated,
Before I knew how to be me!
Why Did I Break Up With The Guy I Love?
You poison me with your eyes,
Your lips curving, drawing me in.
How can you trust
Look not back on yesterday
or what you have left behind.
For only today is yours
Love sits on my shoulder and whispers in my ear.
It tells me how you love me and the word
I want to run, I want to hide
From all the pain he caused inside.
I want to screa
What if we were really true
And said everything we thought
Could we then stop fee
You know the thing... right?
The thing that makes you feel good
The thing that ma
There once was this girl.
She had the most beautiful face.
Her eyes shone like di
If one name is but a glimpse of their soul
Then we are simple machines on cruise control<
I've envied the people around me
So invested in living each day,
While I spent my
It was a late night in September,
The beginning of autumn,
When the image of a st
