Birth vvs death of Me

In the darkness
Thick with nourishment
Of my pumping river
They feed
I feed
To make them thrive
Screams excruciating
In what they
Say
Pain
Pleasure
God
And
I
Withered and bountiful
My body
My milky breast
Depleted
Alone
Brain writhes
Pockets red
The only green
Are my crying eyes
The struggles
White Knight
Battles
Fruitless hopes
Damaged dreams
Lead to now
The clarity of my wishes
Shadows
Bleak with despair
No
To parenting
No
To nourishing
No
To giving my soul
To those who do not care.

Right now I feel like a bird
Caged without a key
Everyone comes to stare at me
With so much joy and rivalry
They don't know how I feel inside
Through my smile I cry
They don't know what they're doin' to me
Keeping me from flyin'
That's why I say that
I know why the caged bird sings
Only joy comes from song
She's so rare and beautiful to others
Why not just set her free

So she can Fly, fly, fly

Spreadin her wings and her song

Let herFly, fly fly

For the whole world to see

She's like caged bird
Fly, flyOoh,
just let her fly
Just let her fly
Just let her fly
Spread the wings
Spread the beauty

Caged Bird
(Alicia Keys)

Troubles

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dear Lord can you take it away? (Oooh)
This pain in my heart that follows me by day
And at night it stalks me like the shadows on my wall (Mmmmm)
Oh, my goodness

Feels like the world is closin' on me
Feels like my dreams will never come to me
I keep on slippin' deeper into myself
And I'm scared, so scared

[chorus:]
If you're troubled, you just gotta let it go
If you're worried baby,
you just gotta let it go
All your hustles aint for nothing,
you just gotta take it slow
When you need me baby,
all you do is let me know
Why does it feel that my mind is constantly trying to pull me down
I can't seem to get away
Continuous mistakes I know I've made before
How long will I feel so out of place

Troubles(Alicia Keys, Kerry Brothers, Jr.)

For Grant I Do

The fighting commences,
Black hearts instead of eyes,
Blue eyes,
Wet
The sweat of our love
Bleeds tears,
Why is everything an end result of your needs?
My soul is dying and you cannot see,
Don’t dare to look,
Wont for a minute
See me.
I say I am depressed,
Do you even remember?
The response,
“Well, all you do is sit on the computer”
Did you see the albums on the shelf?
“No”
Did you see your storage boxes put away?
“No”
Did you eat the food I prepared?
Did you notice the bed I made?
Hands to smooth the tension,
Hands to take you high,
Hands to sooth you down,
Prepare thy soul to care.
But when do I receive?
Any share?
Don’t say you love me,
Show me.
Do you see?
Can you see?
No!
No!
I am alone,
When you say you love me.
I am alone,
When I make love to you,
I am alone.
When I try to cut your hair,
I am alone.
Do you see?
Do you even care?
No!
No!
Lost in a love I fought so hard for,Why?