White Picket Fence
By Laura
March 27, 2016
This is my sunset home
Forever here I roam
I can't escape these memories
The waves that throw me in the sea
To rise above the flashback tide
To know there's nowhere left to hide
We only eat from the aimless streets
Statistics seem to see what they want us to be
Meet me here in this broken place of stone
Don't pretend to know the pain I've always faced alone
You'll never know the looks they give or laws they want to pass
You'll never feel the sobering truth; to know your heart is made of glass
It's not the hateful things they say
It's not the threats thrown in my way
Sometimes I hate myself just like they do
A life unlived full of regret will never quite be out of view
So tell me you know how this feels
Tell me again you support my cause; like you're the one spinning the wheels
Don't give me pity and offer acceptance
Be brave with me for once; get off that white picket fence
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