trying to find me

the light fades
the darkness spreading across my palm 
engulfing my outstreched arm 
the shadows rise 
and down I fall
my body curling
and aching
into a scared little ball
the fingers 
of my hands
diging into my arms
clawing at myself
anger stirs inside my chest
as tears stream down 
I pick myself up 
and cuss at the world
I hate how I'm feeling
I know it's not right
but I can't help but feel
that it's not a fair fight
trying to find who I am 
in a world where everyone
has allready decided 
I feel like I've been put in a mold
but it doesnt quite fit 
and I'm trying 
but I'm scared to come out of it
I'm pushing and fighting
but inside 
I'm crying 
I don't understand 
why am I this way?
why can't I make sense
of all these things 
that I feel in my chest?
 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker