I need you to be
My hero
Please kill these dragons
They’re knocking on the door all the time with their fiery breath
And I’m much too weak and tired to fight them.

I need you to be
My eraser
Please obliterate those memories
They’re in my head all the time with their pains and heartaches
And I’m much too weak and tired to scratch them out.

I need you to be
My lover
Please shatter the mirror
It laughs at me, my figure, and my face and tells me no one could want to touch me
And I’m much too ashamed to ignore it.

I need you to be
My counselor
Please block off the dead ends
They go every which way and all look the same to me
And I’m much too confused to decide.

I need you to be
My friend
Please quench the boredom
It lurks all around me with the bitterness of routine and have-to’s
And I’m much too overwhelmed by duty to laugh at life.

I need you to be
My scapegoat
Please take all the blame
The guilt won’t leave me alone, but if you make me do it, it isn’t my fault
And I’m much too guilty already.

I need you to be
My shoulder
Please soak up all my tears
They drown me so often and smear my mascara
And I’m much too scared and sad to stop.

I need you to be
My solace
Please tell the scared little girl it’s all right
Even if it isn’t.