This Broken Dream

I did what I thought was right,

And they came to hate me.

I looked to you for comfort,

And your look broke me.

I stood there, humble,

And I bore my soul to them.

I told them everything,

And they laughed and they condemned

Everything I was and everything I'd ever loved.

I tried so hard to make them proud of what I had become.

I was forced into this by pride.

(And forced out by the same.)

I will admit some regret.

(But confess no shame.)

I only wanted a release.

(But I never wanted this.)

I should have foreseen.

(What I will now never miss.)

My only crime was existing.

For that I was thrown away.

They'll never love someone like me.

I came to you for solace,

And you turned me away.

So here I am alone again.