Island Universe [IN CONTINUATION*]

jekyll and hyde - depression poetry/slam poetry/song lyrics

"it's not like a yin to a yang,
there's no good—
no evil,
no balance in my life.

i'm stuck in the middle;
fighting with an angel to my right,
and satan to my left.

do i follow my heart and what i truly want,
or do i listen to others and do as i'm told?

it's almost like a tornado—
ripping through my mind with no warning,
as the deafening squeal of sirens sound,
and i lose consciousness of my decisions,
forever trapped in a vicious game of "tug of war".

sometimes i just wanna be jekyll,
but i'm always fighting hyde.

and it scares me to let go and follow where my heart is;
to be the free spirit,
to not give a care in the world,
to be me.

then my thoughts find those of my friends—
of my family,
and who they think i am and should be,
and realize that can never happen.

and so here i stay,
forever stuck,
in this malicious and cruel game we call life...

still trying to find myself."