You Make Me

You make me long
To be strong
When I'm weak
And meek.

You make me brave
When I want to wave away
And go through the motions
But I'll only end up alone in a cave
Craving to be sane,
Craving to stay
In the right lane.

You make me feel loved
When I'm down
In the rough
And can't get up
But then I feel a nudge
And You are near.

I Need Your Love

I need your love
To strike my cuffs.
To break me free
Might help me be me
More openly.

I need your love
To feel love
Because I don't know
What I've been missing
To make these empty words
Mean something.

I need your love
To make my feelings
Have meaning
Instead of clinging
To these lies
Open my eyes
Please hear my cries
I need you now.

Run Away

He tried to flee
From a family including me
But I hardly felt included.
Everyone seems to leave
Instead of breathe
And stay
And not give up so easily.
It's so easy to run away
But they never stay
Unless they're forced.
All I can do is pray
But it's hard to pray
When you're scared someone might leave today.
And next time you fear there might be no delay
To their scurrying away.

I'm Caught

I'm caught
With my
Mind chasing
These racing
Thoughts.

When I'm a little
Under the weather
And need to get it together
Then I call on my God,
My Father,
And everything
Gradually gets better.

Erased

Everything is dripping
Like these tears down my face
Running a race.
I don't know if this is the case,
For why feelings can
Feel like a waste
But my head seems misplaced.
I can't focus.
These memories are erased
From a child long forgotten.