When life presses in from above, from below from all around stop and breathe

I know what it’s like to feel like no one cares and I never want anyone else to make the same mistake

Take a moment and tell yourself that you are enough that you love yourself

I can’t see you now You’re too far away So I’ll have to do something to remember you

I know there’s nothing I can say to convince you that you didn’t mess up to stop you from being cruel to yourself or beating yourself up

It’s okay to gaze at the stars and dream of holding them even though it may hurt if you never reach them

Today, you couldn’t be your best It brings you down when you think you failed But there will always be days when you just can’t be your best

I can still see all of your mistakes A constant screening of life’s outtakes So I kept my distance from you Always so ashamed to be near you

It’s easy to remember the times you spoke without thinking and hurt someone precious to you rather than when you made them smile

There’s so much about me to know All of it, I’m willing to show But you aren’t going to take the time to look Only flip through your outdated book