Did you want me to bleed out
all the pain I have stored inside
You don’t know what you’re asking of me
You don’t even know the cost
of such a deed
And I bleed — I’m bleeding
through this wound
You’ve cut open wide again

And the air is too thick
too stifling to breathe easily
Don’t you know what you’ve done

—

Behind this mask, I’m a puzzle
a mystery to be solved
And for awhile, I was afraid
of what you’d find beneath
But I’m starting to realize
It’s not so bad
What you ask of me
It’s not so bad
Just as long as your there
when I first see my reflection
That’s all I ask of you
Is to comfort me if I fall
And I may need to hold on to you
I may need you to be strong for me
Because I haven’t been myself
Been so rooted in myself
For a long, long time
So please, be patient
I’m not as brave
as I’d like to be
but I’m fixed, stubborn,
and change scares me
But I’m going through changes
inevitable changes — and I’d rather
be going through changes
with you than on my own
and whether this is a sign
of weakness — it’s a strength
to admit when you need help
And I need your help
It’s going to be a long road ahead

But I’m ready.