Love, I have something to tell you
Everything I am about to say is true
Even when you think I might be fibbing
I am honestly telling you how I was living
You can take me as I am or leave me while you can
The strands of words from my mouth
Will sound like emerging powerful shouts
But I promise this is what I need to do
Because I really want to be with you
My past is disturbing
But I don\'t want it to be unnerving
I have freed my self from the fire
And have you in mind as my future desire
Mental illness is a strange term
Reflecting on it make my stomach term
I associate pain with my dignosees
As they are constantly carried with me
My total being has been encompassed in so much pain
Where the hurt has never been justified or explained
I have gotten close to death
More times than I should have ever been
I have spent many of my years in psychiatric hospitals
Treatments, medicines, therapy- every thing we though was possible
You see these scars on my body?
Self-mutilation became my new hobby
My life was crumbling to pieces day after day
Even when I prayed for the good times to come and stay
A certain day comes to mind
When I decided that this life was mine
With a hard-working and persistent attitude
For the first time in my life I made it through
You are most likely to be shocked and somewhat confused
But I am confidently proclaiming the truth.
So I want you to be completely honest with me
Can you deal with me and my disease?