Daughter

With my mind and body breaking,
With your patience wearing thin
I’m suffocating silently,
And there’s no way I can win.
I’m trapped within this circle,
We’re searching for a cure.
Desperation mounting
We never can be sure.

My mind is warped and backwards
Darkness paramount
Secrets grow and tensions rise
With every scar I count
I am a constant disappointment
With every move I make
My thoughts are wrong, my methods bad
I know you lie awake.

I’m sure you cannot see it,
But I listen and I try
I want to make you happy
It kills me to see you cry.
Our views are total opposites
When I take a breath
To you, it’s valuable and strong
When I just pray for death.