If only this world had shown me a little more mercy,
I wouldn’t have had to smile through lies,
pretend love didn’t hurt—
swallow words I should have let out.
They said I had everything—
but no one saw how lonely it felt,
I was surrounded by faces,
that only wanted pieces of me.
I gave and gave,
until there was nothing left.
And when I finally needed someone,
only silence awaited me.
If only t...