Life's Journeys

Here is my journey,
It's really kind of real.
It's only for those ones,
who seem to feel how I feel.

I've walked in your shoes,
I've stepped that mile.
I've lived so much pain,
that I forgot how to smile.

I've had my daddy touch me,
knowing he shouldn't.
I've had mommy promise to protect me,
knowing she couldn't.

I've wanted to die,
knowing there's no escape.
I've been abused and hurt,
and subjected to rape.

"They" say what don't kill us,
makes us stronger.
But I can't bear the weight of it,
any longer.

I've had so much catastrophe,
I just want it to end.
I want to believe that,
God will someday send.

I've done wrong in my life,
I know I shouldn't.
If I was a better person,
I know I wouldn't.

But alas, I am only human
With all my faults and tears.
I can try, and try,
but it never takes away the fears.