I remember how I cried When they cut down Our tree.

Winter is getting worse. Is there no justice In my punishment Brought about by my peers? I yearn to burrow in warm dirt

You don’t ask me to speak. You never expect my opinion. I was your second child In a runaway marriage. I suppose I loved you once,

In my house, You don’t ask questions. The whispers from mom and dad Signal you to a hiding place. In my house,

You ruined me. How could you? You’re my mother. You were supposed to be strong. Not me.

Woah. The bright sky Makes me want to live, And the grass Smells too good to miss.

My mom hates her life, And I’m too much to juggle, And my dad doesn’t support my mom, And my brother’s never home, And my medicine doesn’t work,

He touched my knee (now I’m in lo… No time for breath ('cause I’m in… He likes my hair (now I’m so lost… No time for speed ('cause I’m in… He gave me truth (now I’m so free…

I had no right To fall in love with you. All those times I promised you That I’d never fall in love again Were lies because I fell in love…

You met me in the winter When I was a petal, Something you desperately wanted t… You loved me in the summer, Underneath the palm oil trees

I find no release. I die. I die, Yet I’m not free. Not 'til I die.

Love starts like this: We like the same books, We like the same music, We seem like a match made in high… It crumbles like this:

It’s over. It’s okay. The parting is such sorrow And relief. It hurts like a crushing force,

Let my joy be a promise To my future self Who is so beautiful Even if she isn’t pretty.

Perfection is an evil reflection On what is really real. Solitude is my gratitude When I am sad. Numbness equals oneness