dedicated to hidden tigers.
I am surprised by how well I let my smile lie
Depressed by how well I hide inside
Dismayed by how they don't care
Tired of being better
What is the use of it all
If it doesn't make you happy
What does beauty matter
If even that gets old
I want to be determined
Locked on the outside of the cage
Live life for the living
And let the dead bury what is dead
I want to stop waiting
For choices to make themselves
And start acting out imaginations
So long stifled in my brain
I don't want to play half the part
Of the person that I am
Or pretend that half my heart
Is full of what it isn't
I'm exhausted with writing
What's been written a thousand times before
So shut up
Get out of my way
Making your life perfect
Isn't my job anymore
I quit
I'm not as nice as you give me credit
And not as bulletproof
I've taken a lot
I can give it back
You caught me on a bad day
For what you'll find in my eyes
I won't apologize
