YOU KNOW THE DISCOMFORT OF NOT GETTING A THING AS A CHILD HOW INJUSTICE HURT LIKE A THORN IN THE EYE LIKE BEING RIPPED FROM YOUR MOTHERS WOMB IT FEELS LIKE I WAS TOOK FROM HER LAP TOO SOON MAYBE CAUSE I NEVER GOT FELT YOUR STROKE MAYBE CAUSE I NEVER GOT TO HOLD YOU CLOSE TO FEEL THE ROUGHNESS OF YOUR FACE AGAINST MY CHEEKS MAYBE THAT’S WHY AT NIGHTS IT’S HARD TO SLEEP BAREFOOTED ON COLD GROUNDS THROWN INTO THE WORLD WITH HOUNDS BE INVISIBLE MAKE NO SOUND HOPE THEY CHOOSE YOU, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND DON’T TELL ME PLEASE I SHOULD EVER STAY QUIET IT ONLY MAKES ME SCREAM LOUDER IT’S HARD TO BE SILENT WITH ALL OF THE VOICES TELLING YOU “ALWAYS FIGHT HARDER” DON’T TELL ME PLEASE I SHOULD LOVE ALL THE PEOPLE WHEN MOST OF THEM DESERVE HUNGER IT’S HARD TO BE LOVING WITH ALL OF THE VOICES SCREAMING LOUDER CUTTING FINGERNAILS SHREDDING OLD SKIN WASHING ALL THE DIRT OFF IM JUST CIRCLING AROUND PROMISE ME YOUR ABSENCE WASN’T THE CAUSE QUITE HONESTLY I COULDN’T CARE LESS IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM PROMISE ME LIFE WOULD BE THE SAME WITH YOUR HAND AROUND ME QUITE HONESTLY I NEVER FELT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LOVE YOU BAREFOOTED ON COLD GROUNDS THROWN INTO THE WORLD WITH HOUNDS BE INVISIBLE MAKE NO SOUND HOPE THEY CHOOSE YOU, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND BUT THE GROUND IS GETTING WARMER I WILL SCREAM FROM THE TOP OF MY LUNGS I WILL TAME THE HOUNDS I WONT BE INVISIBLE ANYMORE AND YOUR ABSENCE WONT CRIPPLE ME IT HAS TAUGHT ME TO STAN IN LINE AND WAIT FOR EVERYTHING THAT I MINE