It's not like I connect with strangers
There's a hollowness left behind by my people
No stone am I
It's just that expressing emotions is unfathomable
Even though I try.

Words fly off my lips
Blazing the detractors through their tips
Honesty is my forte
I'm done with pleasing everyone anymore.

The barbs prick as they should
Ignorance does a hell lot of good
The intentions reveal
What pushing for goals makes us be.

Some tears don't show
Resonating with words that don't flow
Buried under the graveyard of emotions
Strength is just going through every day motions.

There's so much at stake
Sometimes the heart makes mistakes
In the voids of guilt
There's nothing faith can't rebuild.

Human is the grit
That lets us get out of the pit
Reborn umpteen times in tenacity
Passions are fought with audacity
The struggle to reign
Brings us closer to our dreams.