selfish

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why am i like this?
i have everything someone would want
decent grades
good friends
a boyfriend
a home
food to eat
loving parents
yet i still want more

many would kill
to be where i am
why can't i be happy
where i stand.

the one thing i want
is out of reach
never to be touched
out of control
wild and dangerous

i cannot have it
i do not want to have it
and yet
it's so appealing
pulling me closer
throwing me out
beating me up until
i can't get up
but i get up anyway
only to get pushed away

is it selfish to want it?
i should be happy
with what i have

but what if i'm not?



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