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Brave Enough

April 2, 2012
By kristina-marie SILVER, Olla, Louisiana
kristina-marie SILVER, Olla, Louisiana
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Favorite Quote:
"Fool, said my muse to me, look in thy heart and write." (Loving in Truth) written by: Sir Phillip Stanley 1554-1586


I have secrets deeper than the Dead Sea
Or any cut on my body
Now I see it in my dreams

No criticism can hurt me more
Than what’s in my head
All the thoughts never said
I was never brave enough for

Because the monsters outside
Are all resting now
And the reason I have cried
Is living inside
This is the monster of my design

All the thoughts never said
The monster is in my head
I was never brave enough for
Thinking I was better off dead
God I still want to live

The truth is sinking in
I’m screaming
Don’t let this be the end
All I needed was a hand
Please don’t let me go

All the thoughts never said
I’ve been screaming in my head
I’m not okay
I won’t be fine
Read between the lines

I’ve never been brave enough
I’ll be brave enough for
Letting anyone know
You can’t know
The pain I felt
How do I feel
All these thoughts cutting away at me
Cutting me
Are saying
They’ve said
All that needs to be said
Because I’m not brave enough

The author's comments:
I wrote this when I was going through something and at the time I truly felt alone. I want to let anyone reading this know that you are NOT alone. The answers to your problems are never self-harm, there is healing, there is hope, there is always someone there for you whether you realize it or not.
If in fact you feel like you don't know anyone you can talk to about your problems with, you can contact me on twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/FindingKristina just at reply me and we can talk in a direct message or go to my blog http://rememberingkristina.tumblr.com/ click Ask Me Anything where you can talk to me anonymously or directly.

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