Middle School

2004

I thought I escaped them
But now they’re back
This is my home
But they don’t understand
I can’t stand them anymore
And my parents don’t listen
When I want to escape them
And go to my friends
The answer’s always no
So to escape them
I have to go to school
I wouldn’t say it’s worse
But it doesn’t really help
Everyone hates me
That’s middle school for you
One minute you have friends
And the next you don’t
No matter what I do
Where I go
Where I hide
There’s always someone
Watching me
Haunting me
Following me
Telling me to do this
Do that
There’s no easy way out
So I sit here writing 
It helps the pain get out

Sweater

November 22nd, 2021

The words are flowing with no end
Unparalleled to the thoughts in my head
Faster than I can process the feelings
Uncertain when I unraveled to the last thread

My thoughts are louder than my own voice
Forcing words together that don’t want to fit
I can’t find a reason or time to escape
I can’t fix this mess when I never learned to knit

Gravedigger

November 19th, 2021

I don’t know what to do
I leaped into a rabbit hole
I think I’m digging my own grave
But I like having the control
Constantly going with the flow
Wherever life takes me
Then there’s people like you
And I find your life fascinating
You can make your own path
I’m enchanted by the choices
Be cultured and experienced
Instead of hearing the same old voices
I’ve thought this for a while
But this feeling is something new
Do I stay where I feel safe
Or do I take a chance like you?