Don't you dare tell me
That the smallest memories of a person
Can't leave lasting impressions
Until you have seen me
Crying
Because a man I may have never talked to
Drowned.

Don't you dare tell me
That I am perfect
That everything's alright
Until you have seen me
Crying
Because yet again all I feel is
Failure.

Don't you dare tell me
That you care
That you're gonna be there
Until you show me that
You do and you will
Because I don't need false hope to leave me
Destroyed.

Don't you dare tell me
That it doesn't matter
That what I love doesn't matter
Until you see how much it
Saves
Because I'm lost without
It.

Don't you dare tell me
That you are nothing
That you don't matter
Until you open yourself up to anyone
To me
Because I will be there
I can truthfully guarantee you matter.

Don't you dare tell anyone
They don't have the right to their feelings.
They don't matter.
Because you matter and it will change them.

Don't you dare tell me
Tell anyone
Anything without proof
Without seeing it from the other side.