Grieved for her innocence forever lost She wanted so bad to die at any cost She did not die though, she was not brave enough To take her own life no matter how rough So she just went through the days listlessly wandering Everyday, every year the same questions pondering " Why do I continue to live this life When all it ever had for me is strife? I ' ll tell you why, because I ' a coward Too scared to take my life, too scared to be empowered Too scared to live and be free Too scared to know the deepest parts of me I have to do something I can no longer abide Living everyday just to die inside " The girl made a promise, to herself and no one else That she would put her pain on the shelf She would leave it there and try to forget Everything that happened, all the torment There was a life she wanted to live She decided it would be in her best interest to forgive Not forgive him, that she could not do