Still Here

You got good at going quiet You got good at standing still At reading every footstep Keeping both hands on the wheel Held your tongue to keep the peace Held your breath to make it through But love was never meant to leave A bruise upon your truth You do not owe Your silence to their shame You do not have To burn to hold your flame You are still here Still breathing through the dark Still holding on With shaking hands and honest heart You are still here More than the guilt that made you stay Still holding on But finding strength to walk away You keep thinking hope is foolish Like a word that does not fit Like it only lives in other homes And never once in this But your name is not their anger And your peace is not their claim You were never made to disappear So someone else could stay You do not owe Your silence to their shame You do not have To burn to hold your flame You are still here Still breathing through the dark Still holding on With shaking hands and honest heart You are still here More than the guilt that made you stay Still holding on But finding strength to walk away One day the door will open up and you’ll be walking through One day a light inside will realize what you always knew One day the mirror once again will not feel like a trial And you can start looking back again with an honest smile You are not lost You are not done You are still here You are still here Still breathing through the dark Still holding on Inside your tired and faithful heart You are still here More than the guilt that made you stay Still holding on But finding strength to walk away You are still here