Young Writers Society

I just wanted to

Write this letter

In hopes I might be able to say somethin'

That might get through to you

Do you know the slump that you put us in?

We scratch and claw to get over this hump but it draws us back in

We're fightin' for a love that's truly ours yet you can't see it

I'm not meanin' any disrespect but you're rejectin' our opinions as if we're trash to you

Do you not love her? Do you not care for her? Yeah, you show it well don't you

I know how she's treated and she ain't makin' it up

I want you to understand, but I'm not sure how without stirrin' this up

I've loved her for the last year, but you know that, don't you?

She's loved me the same- unwavering in the days we were apart

You don't want her to act on feelin's- you're scared she'll return to the same old ways

But think back to older days when we laughed and played and she was truly happy

Think back to the days when seeing her sad was a sight to see

Now she's depressed but you act like you can't see it

Now she's angry and I know you don't want to see it

But I do

I see sides of her no one else could ever imagine to

I see the pain behind her eyes that you don't even realize

And I can't even see her

I see with every breath she takes and every time she wakes she wants to die

And I can't even call her

How do you expect her to react when you tell her she can't havee the love of her life?

Play it off as a cheap teenage romance- you'l see. I'll have her as my wife.

Whether you consent now or not- she's promised to me and you can't buy her off

Why can't you understand she's happier when she's with me?

Guess it's 'cause you think she's too much like her mother

She grew up alone always, one sister and no brothers

But now you seperate them in the way you treat them

One you coddle and idiolize as if she was God,

Shayley you despise and act as if she was Satan himself.

Sometimes I don't understand it

Scratch that

I never understand it

That's why I wrote you this letter, to explain what I think

Yeah

Dear Mary

Can't you see

that she needs me?

Can't you see

that she wants me?

I know it hurts

and she's growin' up

But you gotta let her out of this rut before she gets stuck

Yeah

Dear Mary

Can't you see?

I love her and she loves me

You want her to smile,

you want her to be happy

Let her know it's okay

tell her she doesn't have to give up.

Tell her you love her and let her go

it's what she wants

Yeah

Dear Mary

Let her know,

let her go

She deserves to be free,

with me

She needs to be free,

always with me

I'm the man of her dreams,

and she's the girl of my dreams

She keeps herself caged in her mind- always alone

Keep knocking on the door- no ones ever home

You walk away and she notices that you go

But when you turn back she's locked away- as if she didn't notice a thing

You try to help her out but she's always depressed

The moment you think she's fine is the moment she's most stressed

She's lookin' for warmness and you can't see she's gettin' colder

Ask her if she's okay and she shrugs her shoulders

You can't see the boulders that weighs her down

You can't hear her thoughts try to drown her

They're invisible and soundless- but they're real to her

More real than you and I

The pain's deeper than you could imagine but you don't see what's behind her eyes

Always smilin'- you don't see that she cries

But you don't have to see- it's obvious enough to realize she isn't happy

But you act as if you can't see it- you'll never see it

You want to pretend like it's okay and that she worships the ground you walk on

You can't see you're keeping her from getting what she wants,

You tease her and taunt her- she doesn't even bother with a response

She knows it's pointless to argue- in her mind you're the devine ruler

But I know different, you're not a king or queen and you don't reign above her

In my eyes she shines brighter than any star- at the moment you seem starless

A blank page in a book half written

The blackness in the eyes of the once smitten

Don't walk away and pretend like everything's okay

You don't want that, neither do I

Let's talk, it's what has to be done

And after this letter you better sit down and listen

Yeah

Dear Mary

Can't you see

that she needs me?

Can't you see

that she wants me?

I know it hurts

and she's growin' up

But you gotta let her out of this rut before she gets stuck

Yeah

Dear Mary

Can't you see?

I love her and she loves me

You want her to smile,

you want her to be happy

Let her know it's okay

tell her she doesn't have to give up.

Tell her you love her and let her go

it's what she wants

Yeah

Dear Mary

Let her know,

let her go

She deserves to be free,

with me

She needs to be free,

always with me

I'm the man of her dreams,

and she's the girl of my dreams





Last paragraph and I don't think I've said anything new

Let me try this in a different way to see if I can get through to you

What do you expect us to do? Ragin' hormones that we can't get over

Yeah, we did stupid things- but doesn't every teenager?

You tore us apart when we was at our strongest

You tore us apart when we were at our longest

Almost six months in and no signs of stress

Then y'all stepped in and it became a mess

Think about it- just think about it for a while

You've thrown the memories in a pile and you've poured the gas- ready to light

But think about what's right before you ignite

Think about what tearin' us apart again will do to her

You don't see it- she only shows it when she's supposed to be sleepin' at night

She wakes up and she puts the blade to her wrist

One twist, just one, and that's all she wrote

The last time she spoked to me she said,"Matthew I love you."

You honestly think we're just playin' around, don't you?

Truth is I'd die for that girl

Truth is in this despair of a life she become the stars in the dark of my world

Anger filled and depression only

Only had one homie- only this knife but you could never relate

I taught her to love again- you taught her hate

It's not a debate of when she's actually happy

It's time for you to know the truth

We've talked and laughed since those dwindling days

We've tried keeping it secret- but now you know it wasn't me who made her that way

I kept her sane, I kept her away from pain, I kept her here and away from your terroristic reign

Sometimes this relationships feels like a train going off the rails

We scream and shout but we're stuck in the same Hells

I don't mean to get too detailed- this is goin' public and I know it should drive in your heart like Nine Inch Nails

And if I fail this time? I don't care- I dared to speak up once I can do it again

But don't you ever think I'm givin' up on her

I'm here to stay and I'm stayin' forever

Maybe this got through to you

Yeah

Dear Mary

Can't you see

that she needs me?

Can't you see

that she wants me?

I know it hurts

and she's growin' up

But you gotta let her out of this rut before she gets stuck

Yeah

Dear Mary

Can't you see?

I love her and she loves me

You want her to smile,

you want her to be happy

Let her know it's okay

tell her she doesn't have to give up.

Tell her you love her and let her go

it's what she wants

Yeah

Dear Mary

Let her know,

let her go

She deserves to be free,

with me

She needs to be free,

always with me

I'm the man of her dreams,

and she's the girl of my dreams