How do I stop this? I'm back at the beginning
This never ending cycle that never stops spinning.
I love him, I lose him...shit, why did I choose him,
I should have known better, I should have refused him.
It happens every time, so I shouldn't be confused when
This love that I thought would last starts diffusing...
Lately I look in the mirror and I'm shamed
I see eyes full of tears that I don't want to claim
I see a face that over the years has been maimed
I see a soul that doesn't belong to my name.
So I slink and I fall to a puddle on the floor
cuz I can't bare to look at myself anymore
And there’s no hand reaching, no arms for a hug
There’s no one there telling me I deserve love.
Can't get the nerve up, can't muster the strength
To search for the beauty, just disgust at all lengths.
So I shut my eyes tight and I hope when they open
I'll see someone else, so that maybe I'll know then
That no one can tell how I'm crying inside
But disguises don't work, I know that, I've tried.
Cuz the voices inside are still very alive
Pushing me down till I'm barried alive
Telling me I'm ugly, inside and out
Trying to drug me with a syringe of self doubt
And yet they make sense, as they haunt me and taunt me
They explain to me all of the reasons he don't want me
And I listen, I fear them, I wish I didn't hear them
Oh God, how I wish I could make them disappear and
Appreciation would set sail, but my courage keeps flying
I'm waiting to exhale but all I do is keep sighing
Keep trying, in hopes that one day I'll succeed
And climb off this floor and get back on my feet
With only my god and my spirit to guide me
And stand me up tall, with no man beside me
And I won't feel worthless, the way that a whore must
I'll open my eyes and I'll see something gorgeous
Something pure and loving, not deserving of violence
And I'll hear what I'm worth when the voices are silenced
No more battering my soul, no more ripping me apart
Now the only thing beating my soul is my heart.
One day I'll be unconditionally happy
He may be gone, but so what, I still have me.
One day...one day, all this hurting I'll forget
One day......one day that still hasn't come yet.
But this day, I’ll swear to myself, and Amen,
No man will ever make me feel like this again.
-g.l.p.