tough skin

you will be young but at the same time you may not realize the concept of years
you will get hot, tired and hungry and will cry unshed tears
embracing the night at last you can close your eyes
you will believe in something no one else can conceive 
they will try to shut you up, shut you down but you'll keep that small piece of heaven for yourself
you must keep the thing you believe
you will get left behind, lonely from loss, losing those that keep you here and you'll find it hard letting others in
this is how you build a tough skin
you'll lose the ones that loved you into being, see flights of angels and shooting stars and you'll know fear that bleeds
you'll begin again many times , accept hand me downs and eat leftovers gratefully
get abandoned by family and lovers and yet still find that spark of life that motivates you to breathe five more minutes, you won't quit cause you'll find your strength in a quietness no one can take away and you'll scream in rooms with only trees outside your witness
you'll get betrayed by love and his kiss
meanwhile...
you'll borrow names, exchange rings, hell you'll change everything and in your darkest moments you'll just breathe, take it all in
this is how you build a tough skin...