I’ve tried and tried,
Kept my heart open wide.
Every night by my bedside I’ve knelt,
Asking how to play a hand of cards you dealt.

Sacrifice,
The costly price.
That which we pay,
To live yet another day.

Force upon me this shame,
For I spoke your name in vain.
You put me here,
You see my tears.

In the middle of the night,
When I struggle to fight
I look up at the stars;
Their light burning white.

I used to shine that bright,
Like glitter in the night.
Looking up at the sky,
Wishing I could go that high.

Be so tall,
High above it all.
How does it feel to be superior?
I am inferior.

So unfair:
How can you ask me to care?
Are you even up there?
Where?

Do I even dare?
After all, it’s hardly fair.
A silent prayer,
Uttered into empty air.