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Dear Younger Self
- Dear younger self, how you doing?
- I know that in this time in your life you’ll say that you’re doing just fine,
- And you are. Smiling, having a good time
- Thinking about where you’ll be in next twenty years of your life,
- And you know that’s just fine. it’s your life. It’s alright
- Yeah, now what you been doing?
- Do your parents know what goes on in the middle of the night?
- And I know you’re scared, but it’s all you’ve ever known.
- But I know it’ll haunt you for the rest of your life.
- They don’t know why you don’t talk right, or about the monsters
- that come when you close your eyes (don’t sleep, don’t sleep)
- Dear younger self, the reason I write to you
- Is cause I know what you been through
- I know you don’t talk cause nobody’d believe you.
- Just a kid. And they seem so perfect.
- Ain’t nobody perfect. Just know that you’re worth it to somebody.
- Somebody, someday you will know why I wrote to you
- Someday you will see how you turned out and shake your head and smile.
- Dear younger self, if you only knew.
- Everything she does, it will affect you.
- You see that knife that’s in her hand, it’s turned to a scar deeper than anyone can see.
- And everything she doesn’t feel, you feel it instead.
- It doesn’t really get better, see the pain’s still there
- But the demons work together to mess up your head.
- hey, I know you’re scared
- But I made it this far, and I aint givin up now.
- So hold up your hand if you’re not goin down without a fight.
- We’ll hold back these monsters till we feel alright.
- And we’ll stand there bravely till we’re the only sight in their eyes… their eyes…..
- Dear younger self, I’m here with you
- Don’t ever be afraid to just be you.
- I know they taunt, and I know they stare
- But you must show them that you’re not scared.
- So… stand up and fight.
- Show them you are alright.
- Show your teeth little tiger.
- Don’t be afraid. You’re a fighter.
- Youll rise up to be the queen!
- Yeah ,you’ll rise up to be a queen.
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