18.Still the Problem Child

erse 1 Each pushed the other, no one to keep, In the end I had to move, to live with Dad. The house felt strange, the sky smelled different, My heart the same, but hurting more than before. Verse 2 A new place, a new school sign, An empty desk, my name misspelled on the list. New friends laughing at the same old things, The same stares, just in another town. Chorus ’Cause I’m just someone like this, The illness I carry makes me who I am. The more I run, the more I’m hurt, Bullied worse each time. Only the place changed, but not me at all, (Still the problem child). Verse 3 Whispers louder than the school bell, They share my photo in chats I never see. Walking alone down endless halls, Each step clearer—I can’t endure anymore. Bridge If I disappeared from the back row, Would anyone notice what was missing? I ask the mirror, “What did I do wrong?” Only silence, tears I can’t hold back. Chorus ’Cause I’m just someone like this, The illness I carry makes me who I am. The more I run, the more I’m hurt, Bullied worse each time. Only the place changed, but not me at all, Pushed away by everyone, (Left alone in the end). Verse 4 She sat with her head down at the table’s end, Hands gripping her shirt until the fabric wrinkled. The words she spoke just moments ago, Still hung in the air like dust no one swept away. Dad’s voice drowned her gaze, Mom’s voice trembling but harder than ever. They said she had changed, not like before, Only because she dared to speak what her heart couldn’t bear. Pre-Chorus I sat listening, my heart shaking, My name compared to hers every time. “Look at your sister—why can’t you be like her?” But this sister was still too afraid, Her voice too next song my voice