Anything like me

you say you’re like me
You say, you understand me
You say you know what it feels like
You say you’ve been in my shoes
You walked the mile and held out your hand
But here’s what I really wanna know
are you anything like me?
have you ever had the blues
have you been strong? 
But for so long 
that it’s become too long
do you wanna cry? 
But when you do 
You cut it off
 you shut them down 
you hold them back 
You try to breathe 
But instead, you suffocate 
put together but with a deadly crack
straight down the middle
you put on a mask
 try to smile
hide that frown
 feel like you don’t belong 
you wanna love so badly 
But you expect the worst
So if everyone leaves you 
At least the pain wouldn’t be a surprise
People jealous of your life
But if they could only see
The battles everyday
if they could only feel the pain
if they only knew how hard it is to wake up dreading every morning
You know their thoughts would change
You keep it hidden 
like a soft and gentle kitten
Afraid no one would understand 
Don’t want their pity
Don’t want them to try and fix you
Don’t wanna hear the silver lining that you tell yourself every day anyway
Are you anything like me?
You hope so desperately
Don’t even know why
Cause every time your let down
Love with everything you have in your heart
But you turned away
And when you cry for help
they seem to vanish when you need them the most
Are you anything like me?
given big dreams
But you can never do anything
And you fight and you scream, and you cry, and you give your best
Until eventually, you feel soft drifting
Drifting away from everything
isolating from everyone
Crying out
GOD 
Give me the strength to make it one more day
show me the way
Give me the help so I can chase this dream just one more step
Give me the peace
It comes from you
Silencing everything 
calming the chaos
God give me the hope 
To wake up in the morning 
God help me 
I know you’re listening
Even when nobody else is 
I know you’re here with me 
Even when I don’t feel it 
especially , after everybody else has left 
God 
Help me 

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