I

by Ryco - Leo

I look myself straight in the eyes - and tell lies - to the mirror
I pretend to see - what cannot be - just to make thing clearer
I'm living an act - as a matter of fact - but no one knows
Faking my way - through the end of each day - this life I've chose
I seek shelter within - for I cant live on the outside
I seek purity again - so I can smile on the inside
What can I do to make myself be true
The mysteries so old I've lost all the clues
When you've lost yourself where do you turn
You've gotta hold on so your soul doesn't burn

I dig inside my mind - and try to find - the answers I should know
I pick at my brain - make myself strain - hoping thoughts will flow
I close my eyes - as they cry - this pain I cannot bare
Faking my way - through the end of each day - feeling no one cares
I seek shelter with friends - for I hope they can help me
I seek purity again - I hope someone will cleanse me
What can I do to turn myself around
How do I get there when inside myself I'm bound
I know I'm lost - but - is anyone searching
I wanna let go - I'm tired of this life

I do try - by asking myself why - I let this happen
As things intensify - my problems multiply - I never learn my lesson
It's all in the inside - so I have nowhere to hide - can't run from myself
Faking my way - through the end of each day - keeping 'me' on a shelf
I seek shelter 'cuz I have none - to thy ownself be true
I seek purity 'cuz mines gone - to myself I haven't been true
What can I do to right where I went wrong
How do I know where it is I belong
Maybe I'm destined to be lost - to be alone
Why should I fight what has always been know

"The truth shall set you free" - I don't know if I can face the truth of me
The more I look inside myself - the less I want to see
How do I move on when I feel that I should end
How can I smile knowing that I have no future
Why should I be alive when I know I'll never live
Why do I write these words instead of erasing myself
Why am I here when I want to just disappear
Why can't I just get up and walk away
What keeps me waking up to face another day (I don't know)

Reason for writing:

    I was depressed    

Birth sign: Leo
Date created: 2000-03-26 11:57:38
Last updated: 2021-04-14 17:18:10
Poem ID: 55260

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