This Broken Dream

This Broken Dream
 I did what I thought was right,
 And they came to hate me.
 I looked to you for comfort,
 And your look broke me.
 I stood there, humble,
 And I bore my soul to them.
 I told them everything,
 And they laughed and they condemned
 Everything I was and everything I'd ever loved.
 I tried so hard to make them proud of what I had become.
 I was forced into this by pride.
 (And forced out by the same.)
 I will admit some regret.
 (But confess no shame.)
 I only wanted a release.
 (But I never wanted this.)
 I should have foreseen.
 (What I will now never miss.)
 My only crime was existing.
 For that I was thrown away.
 They'll never love someone like me.
 I came to you for solace,
 And you turned me away.
 So here I am alone again.