Unspoken Phrases

Soul-Searching

I run away to different places but I don't know what I'm looking for,

I've adapted myself into different roles but I didn't feel right in any of those skins I wore,

And now I don't quite remember what kind of person I was before,

I just hope to find who I truly am in the next place I explore.

I'm not happy and I can't figure out the reason why,

So I pretend with my different roles to keep everyone satisfied,

But now I'm exhausted by my depression and I can't keep up the lies,

There's only so much you can fool yourself into believing and so much you can't deny.

I don't see an end to this tunnel and I don't know what else to do,

I've packed up and left my life behind but didn't find anything new,

There's no version of myself I liked and now my sadness is hard to subdue,

I hope I make it out okay but that version of me is still under review.

- A.S