Please shut up with your bright side
It’s the last thing a girl needs to hear when she’s struggling to survive
When she’s searching for tools to tie a noose or
mastering techniques she needs to cut deep
Or wondering whether a room filled with flowers actually succeeds to deprive
Oxygen to to the brain
A romantic way to leave her remains
Don’t tell a girl she’s strong
When she has every reason to feel weak
And fatigued
And oh so tired
How dare you minimize
The truths in her life
And deny her the legitimate right
To be scared
Don’t force your rose colored glasses onto her face
Even when you’ve had the taste of
The trauma that harms us all
Don’t ask her to tell you
How to provide support
She doesn’t want to problem solve
or advise
She just wants to be left alone and die
She wants you and a crew to take up in arms
And with hand made weapons
Go on the attack and see her bleed
Take a blade and stab her into pieces
Feed her to the dogs so you absolve her the need
To continue to feel
Don’t tell a girl to look towards brighter days
When she’s desperately in pain
Give her the permission
To hate her lot in life
And to not have to listen
To lies everything’s going to be alright.
Silencing her
Reminding her
Good girls don’t complain.
How dare you invalidate
A fate you have no ability to contemplate
Cherry pickin stories of those who thrive
Not the ones who can’t stomach the fight
There is still dignity in not having the strength to try
Just let her wear her dark shades
Curl in a ball under the covers
And grieve the death of self she knew
The one that did time and time again power through
Knowing now she can no longer rely on adrenaline to get by
The love you showed one another when someone suffered a break up
Was nicer than what you offer her now – its sucks but suck it up
Shits rough but you’re tough
But you always manage
Some how some way
You’re not coach taylor
She doesn’t need your pep
She needs space for it to be okay
To feel defeated
And beaten
And you to acknowledge the privilege of a healthy body
Of a healthy brain
That will operate day to day
And not betray you in the same way.
So if its too hard to show
Her love
Deep in the dark
Than just fucking shuttup
Inside My Madness 