[Riley]:
I've brought the dark moments to light
And I've fought "The Man" for my rights
My rights to express my opinions and my body
Because I own what I was born to show
I've fought a million times but now I won't
Because I've fought "The Man" to be seen as human
A human with emotions and feelings
That I'm not afraid to show how I really
And you know that I'll never be going back home
Because there's no father to help me not feel alone
No real mother that will cry because I've gotten so grown
I guess you could say that I'm on my own
On the outside
[Healy]:
It is said that we are all the same inside
I beg to differ.
Inside is where the darkest parts of your soul
Fight to not be seen, to hide even from yourself.
And while darkness comes to light
Always shadows remain.
The darkness scars the inside.
The darkness leaves its mark.
Cracks and Crevices opening
Breaking through to get to the light.
The dark, the hurt, the shame
Stuck inside.
I guess you could say that I'm on my own
On the outside
And on the inside
[Riley]:
Thick and thin pride shoots me like an arrow
I'm lost and alone but there's pain I won't swallow
Fought so many people and lost so many times
Written so many poems and yet you tell me I lie
Even though you you never knew me before last year
You're immature and so shallow that it's ineffective
And you know that I'll never be going back home
Because there's nobody worth it to help me not feel like I'm alone
I've got no real mother that will cry because I've gotten so grown
I guess you could say that I've always been on my own
On the outside
And on the inside
YOU ARE READING
Riley
PoetryThis is the end. After 5 years of writing and releasing poetry, it's time for us to end on a good note. I have been writing this collection for a few months and I'm so proud of what has come from it. I named this "Riley" because this is that Cindere...
