11

Scratch that.
I'm ready now, and hell, I'm stronger than ever

10

I'm calling a retreat.
I'll be back out and ready to fight soon enough

9

I put on a smile
I walk around, I joke around
I smile and wave
I pretend to have interests
Or to be interested in anything there
I nod, I say hello
I go home
I break down
I struggle to sleep.
I wake up exhausted
I wipe my face clean
And I put on a smile

8

Meet me,
Build me up,
Fuck with me,
And then toss me aside.

It wasn't my doing the first time.
But now?
I'm not your toy
It's just my escape back into the shadows.
It's much easier to be a nobody
Than to be THAT somebody.
And I have to say that I have no regrets.
Not this time

7

We're limited by our fears
That are created by our limitations

I won't pretend that I know how to fix your problems
Or that I even know what they are
But I can tell you this...

If you let your fears stop you
From doing what needs to be done
And saying what needs to be said to those you love
Then you will end up alone even when surrounded by friends

If you keep others out
Because of past wounds
Then those wounds will never be healed

And if you constantly are looking for things to fix and change
Then you'll become blind to what was good all along