~Shine~

How can life be great –
We’re engulfed by so much hate
Why is this, why is that?
Oh, what does it matter?
It’s hard to be fifteen
And to have so many dreams
Of where you want to be.
I’m scared – I don’t know why
These people tell me lies.
How can I live, how can I breathe
With so much fear inside of me?
I want to leave, to run, to hide,
To express the things I feel inside
But they don’t listen
They don’t hear me.
Do they know how it feels to be so hurt?
To feel like you are nothing but dirt –
Kicked around, beaten up…
Just not heard.
We miss the days when we were younger –
The days of being happy and free.
There was so much love, but now it’s gone
And soon we’re standing all alone.
The weight inside is getting heavier
Why should I go on?
It’s dark, it’s black and I just don’t care.
But then I see it, shining bright;
A lone star twinkling in the night.
I reach to touch it
But it’s too far
I just can’t reach that shining star.
But if I imagine it, if I try,
I know I’ll break right though the sky
I’ll reach it soon, I know I will
And I’ll be shining brighter still.