I heard them talking about me,

The older one, she said,

"I think that girl might be a little bit too much like time itself".

What do you say when someone sees the worst of you?And doesn't really forgive it,

Is there any kind of absolution for being alone with only your half-brain?

I wanted to scream all my reasons,

I wanted to lay every explanation at their feet,

And beg for love, beg for mercy,

Lay all my grievances down and get a pat on the head,

A little good-job girl,

Don't we love you?We love you so much,

Instead I said something,

I said the worst thing possible, yes I did.

I said,

"sometimes my body starts to fall apart,

and I have to take a step back just to let it burn,

I'm standing on the outside watching it run around in pain,

the ribs are melting away, my cheeks come to be more red than white,

one eye rolls by and I wonder how I'm aware that's happening,

My mom was on fire, I think I was born burning,

I think I was born burnt".