We live as bent and broken shadows of the people we once were
Not because we want to, but because we were forced to
Forced to by all of those who told us we were "worthless" and "a sad excuse of a person"
Because the weight of the cruelty we hear, see, feel, and live with took its toll on us all
We resort to the only things we can find to ease the pain, if even for a moment
A way to forget the nightmares of our days and our reality
And retreat to the dreams of our nights and lose ourselves for just a moment in peace
But when we return it hits us like a wave of stone
Drowning and crushing us in an instant
For others we refuse to return to our reality and we fade as the night turns to day
And we are forgotten all the same
We believe that the world will be better without us despite the ones who call us a gift
An inspiration
When we leave, the hope, happiness, and joy of others leave with us
Only to be replaced by the cold stone of heartache and heartbreak
Of loss, of sadness
Of forgotten memories, and lost dreams
Of forgotten names, and broken people
