I was the only one who thought you could change.
I was the only one who still believed.
I was the only one who gave you a chance.
I was the only one who wouldn't leave.
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I was the only one who gave you a smile.
Who treated you like a person, not a threat.
I was the only one who said you could overcome
The voices inside of your head.
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I was the only one who thought you could control yourself
Beat back the monster deep inside.
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So when you finally succumbed to insanity,
I was the only one who was surprised.
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Scratching the Surface (Poems)
PoetryUPDATE: I wrote these when I was 13 and depressed all the time. I'm 18 now, and, fortunately, life's been going well! Unfortunately, these poems are fairly cringe, so read at your own risk. Just some poems that I write when I'm in the poetic mood...
