Submissions by ShamarR

How can I love when I've had no one to love? How can I have hope when I lost everything I dreamed of?

How can I trust when when I've had no one to trust? How can I have faith when I've already done everything I must?

How can I remain strong when I've been bruised and battered for so long? How can I do right if I was only taught wrong?

How can I believe when I am robbed of everything I achieve? How can I escape when I don't have the option to leave?

How can I stand tall when I've been forced to crawl? How can I fight back when my back's against the wall? ...

I cant stop loving you, and I admit, I actually tried
Because you did deserve a better man after all the times youve cried
You loved me and you truly trusted me with your heart
And to begin to say how sorry I am, I wouldnt know where to start
I thought about you so much in the years youve been away
I always asked myself, what if I didnt hurt you, would we be together today
We'll never know bc unfortunately I did
But Im proud to say Im a man now, no longer a kid
All the time, I think about how you left without speaking
I think about what we couldve been if...

The image I give off is nothing like how I feel inside.
The pain comes harder the more I attempt to make it hide.
Everything I've learned about strength is everything I already tried.
The man I tried to become only weakened as the boy in me cried.

I hate the tears, the pain and all of my past.
I drink, I smoked to slow their pace but they only became more fast.
Getting through this storm feels like an impossible task.
I dream, I pray, I wish but I have no idea how long this is going to last.

I hurt to think about my future because I know...