Barbara Lynn Terry - The Knife So Deep

Why can't I plunge the knife in deep,
And let this liquid so red seep,
Into the ground from where I came?
To me the world is all the same,
Bigoted, hateful and me they blame,
For everything from the Big Bang,
To the choir that never sang.

Why do these eyes shed tears,
Like a torrential downpour,
Of sadness for my very fears,
That keep me from my hapiness?

I never wanted money or fame,
All I ever wanted to claim,
Was to be my mother's daughter,
But no one cared or even bothered,
to see what was good for me,
Cause this girl they refused to let me be.

Oh why? Why can't I plunge this knife so deep,
And let this liquid so red seep,
Into the ground from where I came,
Cause the world is all the same?

Barbara Lynn Terry

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