Just Like You

I never loved a soul.
I never gave permission.
I always pushed life away,
I hid in my anger and shame.

See? I'm just like you.
Alone in the dark,
holding my breath.
When these walls fall in,
you'll know:
You've taught me well.

I'm plagued by every sentence,
And I've been up for days.
I'm over critical and arrogant,
And I play by my own rules.

I hide in my sorrow,
I'm a carbon copy of your tears.
Nothing ever comes out "right"
And words can't fix my mistakes.

My life is a sorrowful joke,
Everyone has moved away.
The people I knew are gone,
And history repeats itself:

See? I'm just like you.
Alone in the dark,
holding my breath.
When these walls fall in,
you'll know:
You've taught me well.