mother, i am trying. i cover up my bruises, i rub my scars.
mother, i am trying. i scratch at my tears, i yank at my heart.
mother, i am trying. i reach up to the stars, i try to pull them down.
mother, i am trying. i bury my hands in the dirt, searching for something cleaner than my soul. 
mother, i am trying. i plead for help, i beg for mercy.
i ask them to see, to please please see. there is something else, there is more to me.