I Told You Poem by Prince ....

I told you I was dying a little each day
You said that I was just maturing
And that these feelings would go away
But now that I am older
I can tell that I’m no better
The darkness didn’t go away it only made me colder
I told you what was killing me
You said it was just a phase
So why then am I waiting for death to set me free
I told you then that all felt wrong
You tried to tell me that wasn’t true
But you knew deep down that I didn’t belong
I told you then I felt lost in my life
You said one day I would find my place
I just had to push past the grief and strife
But I really don’t think that time is healing
As it ticks and tocks my life slips away
I am out of control and it’s a familiar feeling
I died a little each time I told you
Because I didn’t want to confess what I hide inside
That I am the flower hate and I blossomed and grew