Shadows

Silent whispers, broken and loud

Lost in a storm, can't find the ground

You pick at my words, like thunder in a storm

Every little thing I do, feels like I'm conforming

Barely there in my darkness, when I need you most

Barely helping with our child, I'm doing what I can boast

Calling me selfish, when I’m pouring my soul

Drowning in worries, losing control

You tell me to do, then mock at my way

I’m just trying to survive, day after day

Left in the cold, while I burn inside

Carrying burdens I cannot hide

Your words like daggers, I need to be free

This is my story, my truth, my plea

Kicked me out at twenty weeks, left me in pain

Sleeping in my car, battling the rain

Postpartum’s no joke, but you deny the ache

My postpartum tears, you choose to forsake

Calling me selfish, when I’m pouring my soul

Drowning in worries, losing control

You tell me to do, then mock at my way

I’m just trying to survive, day after day

Left in the cold, while I burn inside

Carrying burdens I cannot hide

Your words like daggers, I need to be free

This is my story, my truth, my plea

I feed, I bathe, I soothe, I play

Every moment, I fight to stay

You dismiss my pain, call it a lie

But I’m just a woman who’s reaching for the sky

One day I’ll find strength, break away from the chain

Heal from the scars and release the pain

My heart deserves more, a love that’s true

This is my cry, my hope, my breakthrough