Fear house

Sixteen with a heavy chest, nobody asking if I’m okay Dinner table silent again, words we never say Learned real quick how to patch my wounds How to grow up fast in empty rooms You said “be strong,” then turned away Left me fighting my own mistakes Had to teach myself how to stand With shaking legs and dirty hands I raised myself No one else Cried for help No one felt I raised myself No one came Cold house No last name Birthday candles burning low, nobody home Made a wish I’d someday not feel so alone Watched my friends get picked up at night I walked back under broken lights They say blood is thicker than fear But fear was all I had in here Built my spine out of cracked cement Every tear just paid the rent I raised myself No one else Cried for help No one felt I raised myself No one came Cold house No last name