Identity?

crying softly,
it’s always the same story, always the same tears
hurting softly,
keeping it silent, keeping it to myself
cutting softly,
makes me feel, gives me identity

i wish i could find myself
just another unfamiliar face
give me back, give me some
give me an identity

broken and run over
it will never be
all right for me
run down and stepped on
things change
but never for the best

crying softly,
you never heard and i’ll never tell you
i’m hurting softly,
lost myself, nothing to believe in
so i’m cutting softly
makes me feel, gives me identity

i wish the face in the mirror
was just a mask
and i could shed my story
become someone else

Gabriel