Sixteen

"Just when I think I need someone,
They wrap their arms around my old bones 
And I start breaking apart
I walk away from anyone that cares about me
But I swear my skin's not as rough as I make it out to be
The saddest part is I've been distant since I was sixteen
It keeps me up in bed
I'm stuck here with all the choices I've made  
And the chances I was too afraid to take." -Real Friends

(I used the daylight white balance setting when I took this photo of my three voodoo dolls that I have had ever since I was a kid. The above quote is just one of the many beautiful lyrics from one of my favorite bands; Real Friends. The lyrics above come from their song Sixteen which is about being lonely and wanting someone to hold and go through the night with but when life gives you that someone you get mixed feelings of not being good enough, and so it drives that someone away. When I took this photo the first thing I thought of was this song. I chose to upload this photo because it really coincides with the song and it reminds me of myself because I'm very distant from everyone which makes me come off as a mean individual when in reality I'm not like that at all. It's very hard when you constantly feel like you're never good enough for anyone or anything. It's kept me from so many great opportunities and making so many new friends but I was just too scared of failure or rejection; and it's only left me with a mountain of regrets.)