Validation
A word I endlessly seek
Evading my grasp at every turn
While finding another place to hide
I am not the word in which I desire
Nor will I achieve that which I cling to
My last hope of normalcy
Yet it is not everlasting
Why do I hide myself in a cave
Like I bear I no longer wish to be among you
Thieves of men, who bring my soul into a burning fire
You will not win
I am a mere twenty, looking for direction
But I know it will never be found
It is a mere dream to me
I will never be who I want to be
In the depths of my epiphany
I stand tall holding a burning stick
Like a statue I remain in the darkness
But you find my sick remains
I am hunched up, like the person you degraded
Pretending to fit in with the crowd
Holding in the tears I can no longer cry
And letting go of the fountains within
I am not a stone, because I do break
And I do this here before you
Because no matter how hard I try
I am still a lonely child, waiting for this hand that feeds
So when you see me in the dark
Do not be afraid of what you see
This skeleton you see creeping up to meet you
Will soon find the only thing she ever needed
