been waiting so long

for the right man to see

the lil girl that
dwells inside me 

wishing to find
 a place where

 my heart can slither free

 the tear drops fall

 I'll wipe them away

shutting out the world

 the pain follows

I'm suffocating, 

unable to breathe.

 

 reached out for you

 got tossed away

kept in the corner

and
locked in the dark

snatched by the locks

pulled thru the house

so young to scream

to hungry for love

enduring the shame
thinking I was to blame 

I'm suffocating

gasping to breathe.

 

 needed to show you

my suffering and pain

 felt as though

we were one in the same 

walking on egg shells

afraid of your wrath

left only to wonder

why it was you

that crossed my path

I'm suffocating

 needing to breathe.

 

blindly aware there

were lessons to learn

left licking the wounds

and

healing the burn

life is so short

it's time to move on.

to worry about yesterday

is just plain wrong.

the bruises fade

the memories remains

to live in the past

there will never be change.

I'm suffocating

wanting to breathe.