SHE and I.....

SHE knows how to love on the inside
while in a fog of emotion I can do nothing but idolize
SHE no longer yearns to please
while I dumbly wear my heart on my sleeve
SHE wears that entrancing smile
While I lock my jawbone to create the illusion that I am HOSTILE
SHE dances in the rain
while I drown in the pain that causes it to rain
SHE dangles her royalty above her success
while I stab at my guilt, double over in pain and finally confess
SHE loves to love
While having a heart I fall short of
SHE watches me bleed with a glass of empty eyes and shame
I hold her heart with MY hand even though we are one of the same
SHE laughs with those who use her appearance as a weapon
while I corner my abuser clench my fist getting ready to teach a lesson
SHE is the girl inside of me that I wish I could completely be

Written by Renita Sykes