Like a Diamond in the rough… Buried under the weight of the world Pressurized Trying to survive some of the darkest moments of life Not able to see my worth for what it's worth Years of hurt compounded the depths of my pain That forever changed Who I am And who you are to me Heart full of scars - creatively designed By poor choices made over time In my heart you found a home But familiarity breeds contempt And my heart attempts To reach back to what “was” Even though you will never be More than the painful memory You forever bequeathed to me Everything fights to survive Even the love you must let go and now my heart fights against my soul And this time my soul wins With the argument of how many times I let you back in Never to stay…only to play The game of cat and mouse and Every now and then, even play house You fed me sugar coated dirt And I took the bitter with the sweet Because I didn’t know my worth Like a diamond in the rough
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