I never found peace in my head
And I realized that I kept searching for it from outside instead
I was never able to calm all these voices down
Because everytime I tried, they proved to me how much of a failure I am
I never win, at least in my eyes
And I always find the beauty of everything after it dries
I never felt safe and never had the time to actually know myself
Because I was too busy escaping from everything inside me in every possible way
I was never actually found by anyone not even by myself
Because my insecure inner child all the time runs away
I never knew what happiness feels like
Because I never actually reached my dreams
Not even those about riding that bike
And because I never knew what not escaping feels like
That makes sense when the 3AM thoughts hit so hard
The thoughts about not living life but only the worst parts
About hiding my feelings and how it feels like a guard
Guilt kicks in when I believe that I'm not grateful
But then I remember that time when flying birds made me satisfied
When I looked to my mom while she's laughing
And when I felt so happy once that I could feel the beats inside
Maybe I'm grateful but I can't feel safe
Don't know what it even feels like
Not being in a constant fight
Not running hoping to see the light
Or even finding the light after all
Wish I knew how it feels
Wishing that I have experienced it before
Wishing it didn't always felt like drowning
Hoping desperately to reach the shore
Yes, I still want to live
But I don't want to survive anymore.
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Another World
PoetryA collection of poems, thoughts, and feelings that may take you far from reality. Warning: you may be the character involved in this work!