2:09 PM

I am alive.

and my greatest feat

is that the world

has not managed to beat

me down yet.

I have a heart.

and sometimes I canot feel it,

but I know it is there,

a beautiful heart, strong and fit.

I can feel it beat.

I am someone who loves.

my heart will know the tune

of another heart,

it would cry to the moon,

lest they be apart.

I am human.

I feel the hurt,

and sometime the pain

is just too much.

its so dark you can't see the gain.

I am stubborn.

I'll push through my bushes

because I believe

that everyone is beautiful

cause we've all got a dream.

but when the bushes are so thick,

that you can't see the light,

show them your fight,

and banish your night.

I am sensitive.

I have feelings,

no matter what mask

I choose to show you.

I am wary.

I have learned that if

you show them your heart,

believe them, chomp at the bit,

they have the power to tear you apart.

if I give you my heart,

I've handed you a gun.

I've given you a hose

to douse my flame.

I've taught you how

to cause me pain.

careful where you point that gun.

because I am only human

after all.

Lauren 💛