Woke up tired of my own name

Same four walls

Same old shame

Coffee’s cold

My hands just shake

Scrolling through the plans I never make

I give up

On being perfect

Being tough

I’m done pretending I’m enough

For everybody

Today I give up

On every promise I can’t touch

But I’m Barley holding

Holding on

To getting up tomorrow

Text unread from friends I miss

Type “I’m fine” then backspace it

Trash can full of almost-tries

Ticket stubs and half-lived lives

I give up

On being perfect

Being tough

I’m done pretending I’m enough

For everybody

Today I give up

On every promise I can’t touch

But I’m still holding

Holding on

To getting up tomorrow

Maybe quitting’s just a word

For laying down the weight that hurts

If I let it all fall from my hands

Could I finally start again? (start again)

Today I give up

On being perfect

Being tough

If I’m a mess

Then that’s enough

For somebody

Today I give up

On who I thought I had to love

But I’m still learning

Learning how

To give myself tomorrow

I Give Up