"Heart of Exhaustion"

It breaks my heart to see people in pain,
So much that sometimes it drives me insane.

My heart it breaks, often so,
That I tend to breakdown, it's so hard to let go.

It's hard to carry all of this sadness.
My kindness, my weakness, the root of my madness.

I try to go out, get some fresh air to breathe.
I've heard some stories, you wouldn't believe.

All of the sadness, it makes me so weak.
Often sometimes, that I can't even speak.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014

"Fragile"

Don't hurt me 'cause I'm fragile,
Is that too much to ask?

Don't hurt me I might shatter,
Just like a piece of glass.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014

"Rejecting Perfection"

I know what it's like,
I understand.
It's hard to be the painting
Of someone else's hand.

They paint me so pretty,
So angelic, like perfection.
But am I really?
You can laugh at that question.

May I paint you a picture?
So real, so true.
You know that I have feelings,
Just like you.

I get mad, I get sad,
And I cry sometimes too.
Sure I am nice,
But that has a lot to do with you.

See, I'm trapped in the bubble --
Full of love which is great.
But this bubble quickly bursts,
At the slightest sign of hate.

They tell me to smile,
Don't frown or be down.
But it's really hard
To wear such a crown.

So paint me pretty and angelic
If you want to.
But remember that I'm human,
Just like you.

LaTasha B. (LB)

© 2014