Poems From A Broken Soul

Tired of Trying to Be Perfect

I'm trying my best to
Meet what you always want me
To really be;
But you don't understand the
Stress it's causing,
It's making my poor heart
Start to bleed.
Every time that something goes wrong
I'm the one who's always
To blame;
I may not cry on the outside,
Cause if I do you'll just keep
Putting me to shame.

And this fire inside me is starting
To fade;
Saving me is much too late.

I'm tired of trying to be
That one perfect child
That you've dreamed about;
Every time we argue & scream,
I want to tear my hair out
& shout.
And now this heart of mine
Is starting to break
Its wounds will not go away;
I'm tired of trying
To be perfect,
Sorry but I'm not going to stay.

I try to hide my scars from showing
But it's pretty much written on
My face;
No matter what I do or say I...I always
Feel like I'm out of place.
I try & I try but I just can't take it
Nothing ever seems to go right;
Where is my sanctuary that I can run to?
My broken spirit and I can
No longer put up a fight.

And this time I wish it would
Just all end;
Where does my escape begin?

It's raining like a severe storm;
I cannot take this pain no
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