Stars Can't Shine Without Darkness

11

I was once a young girl,
And I had a fear of spiders.
I feared what was in the dark,
And make-believe monsters.

Now, I, a young woman,
Have a fear of society.
I'm afraid of what people think,
I fear the monsters inside of me.

Inside of my mind
There are many voices.
Yet none of which
Make good choices.

The always contradict each other.
None of them right or wrong.
I became afraid of myself.
Searching for comfort in song.

The monsters inside of my mind
Are greater than any others,
They're trying to kill me,
Ask my sisters and my brothers.

They don't fully understand,
Why I fear people on this planet
They do their best knowing
That they'll never understand it.

No amount of medication,
Can scare these monsters away.
Trust me, I've tried it all.
Yet they've manage to stay.

I want to talk about it.
I want to show what's mine.
I want to scream it to the world.
But all I can manage is "I'm fine,"