i took the stairs
I am flawed
Which is something I’ve known since
The day I was born
Yes,
I am flawed, but
That is not a bad thing because my imperfections
Make me strong
Stronger than I would’ve ever known to be possible
It is not often that your own flaws end with
Blood seeping through the cracks in the
Pure white tile floor
But it is important to note that
The blood will wash away
Reckless
Fifteen
Fifteen shiny and blue stitches
Running along the edge of my chin
Blood seeping through the cracks in the
Pure white tile floor
“There was so much blood to clean up,” my mother cried
But it is important to note that
Not a single drop of blood
Stained my white t-shirt that Christmas Eve morning
Not a single drop of blood
Not a single tear shed
Because my flaws have made me
Strong
Stronger
I didn’t wake up like this
I didn’t ask for this
I didn’t have a choice
My mother, my father
Day shift, night shift
Always working, leaving my sister and I
Alone
When you’re eight and
Still playing on the playground
Playing on that rusty, old swing set
And your parents tell you that it’s time for you to
Grow up
You don’t really have a choice
So I did just that
I grew up
And growing up comes with a sense of
Freedom
Growing up comes with a sense of
Loneliness
When you’re standing there
Drowning
In the scorching hot shower crying
Because the open wounds in your heart never did quite heal
Unlike your chin with its
Fifteen shiny and blue stitches
If only it were that easy
Fifteen stitches to the heart
You’ll be fine in no time
Give it a week
Then we can take them out
No problem
You’ll have stars in your eyes again before you even know it
Because the open wounds in your heart never did quite heal
Unlike your chin with its
Fifteen shiny and blue stitches
But that’s okay
Because I never really was able to
Wear my heart on my sleeve,
No one knew the pain I held inside
No problem
Because I can hold my head up high
Now that the tears have dried
The tears always dry
They always do
Because I am stronger than I’ve ever been before
Because I know how it feels to hit
Rock bottom
And to not be able to get back up
(But I did get back up
Yes, I stood up with my own two feet)
Because I know how it feels to have
Blood
Dripping from my face
Staining the pure white tile floor
With my own foolishness
And that’s okay because
I’m not flawless
I never was
And that’s perfectly okay
Because I never gave up
I never once thought about giving up
Shit, I’ve gone all the way to hell and back,
And I didn’t take no fuckin’ elevator
I took the stairs
And I have a fuckin’ flawless scar to prove it