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in and out
Band-Aids on my legs
Even though there is no blood
Covering my zebra skin
from the Lions that eyes are darker than the black hole
Every time I walk into those damn halls
it feels like if one mistake
would make me a crumpled paper
Putting makeup on to not show
the sleepless nights
of bees buzzing in my brain
Telling me you have grown taller than a tree
your smiles wider than the space
but you still keep replaying your past like a broken record
I used to ask why me?
Why does my life have to become a roller coaster
haven't I given enough?
I have to live with zebra skin
And a chain on my leg
Beg for my life
But the pain will never go away
Afraid that i won’t wake up another day
Pray to god that he can save me
God says life is a piece of cake
All you get is heartbreak
Can’t you see nothing is wrong with me?
I just wanna be free
Just please help me find the key
Or i will never leave
Can’t a boy be loved?
Crying on the floor creating a river
Why can’t I get better?
I cover my zebra skin
When you see my battle scars
What do you see me or my zebra skin?
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Hi I am MJ and I am writing about my life though out high school. I deal with alot of pain in high school but at the end I am proud who I am now. I want people to know that they aren't alone with their problems and Everything is going to be ok.