AFRAID

It is difficult not to be afraid
Being a constant victim to hostility
I am but a little girl to the outside world
But behind the wall at night, my life is at threat

Until I moved in, my stepdad never had a pet
I became a prey, fighting to catch my breath
Bruises on my ankles, pain on my chest
Each day I am drawn closer to death

At a tender age of eight, I lost my virginity
What is left of me is a shattered fragile bird
Mothers are brutal in my world
Without hesitation, picked a side with my stepdad

Betrayed by my own mother who broked my heart
Suddenly we became strangers instead
Now there is not a star in my cloud
It is much worst than having a bad dream at night

The threat to my life is a constant reality
I lost everything that could make a young girl proud
Bit how could the world turn her back to a child
Who is going to save me, or am I cursed?

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DEAR HEART

Please take me home, dear heart
I do not want us to be far apart
I have got no place else to go tonight  
You are all I have left

I do not want the world 
To see me for someone that is a destitute
But the night is timid
The stars nowhere to be found

There is no one coming, I get it
Every place I know, I have searched
All I see is a confusing world 
Do you think I am out of my mind?

I need you, please hold my hand
And take me with you tonight
I do not want to be lonely and sad
Is it alright if I lie by your side?

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LAST NIGHT

Last night 
I followed the sound of my heartbeat
It was not clear at first
Felt it was just a strange sound 
Coming from outside the window
But something tells me to look deep within 
So I listened consciously to my heartbeat
There I found my emotion screaming out for you
I have never told anyone about my secret
But how did she get to know about you
This got me worried you know
I did not want to give my feelings away
To anyone else besides you
I do not know what to do
Because I am having a crush on you

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