Sometimes I feel like I’m burning
Sometimes I feel like I’m drowning
Sometimes I feel like I have come to the end of my rope
Sometimes I feel like I can’t go on
Sometimes I feel like there is nowhere to go to
I feel like there is nowhere to turn to
I feel like there is no place to go to
I feel like I’m falling apart
Like no one will ever be there for me
Like there is nobody I can rely on
Like everyone hates me
No place have I felt loved
I don't feel like people care about me, even if they say they do
No one understands

I feel trapped and alone. Like nobody carried the same burden, ever. I feel beaten, torn. I'm so quarantined I wonder if I’m sane. No one can hear me scream or yell. I don't know where to turn to and I might lose everything. I feel judged in my solitary agony. I feel like I’m about to tear into pieces while nobody hears me scream in agony, judged. I keep hoping that I’ll wake up and find that it’s just a dream. In the end it’s nothing but a nightmare, but I can’t wake up.

Does anybody wonder what’s behind the smile?

Now I feel like I'm new
I feel like I found the surface, I can breathe
I feel like I'm looking down to where that rope used to be
I have new strength
I have a new future ahead of me
I have a place to run to
I have a home, I feel safe
I feel whole, and loved
I feel support, care, and kindness
I feel like I have support
I feel like people care and that I am important, and they say so
I feel understood

I feel surrounded by love. I am changed. I feel so free, and strong. I've picked up the pieces and put them back together. I feel set free, like I'm a new person. I feel heard. Now I know what it is to feel truly loved for who I am and not what someone wants me to be. I woke up, and now it’s all just a nightmare that went away. I'm safe…it’s a just like a dream.