I am staring at the multitude of people But when I rise, I see nothing but trouble What lies ahead in this strange new world? Disappointment? Hate? Is it even a word? Unpredictable, it's what I expected it to be Under new rules, new goals—I chafe under the sea What more could I expect to find in this Other than peculiarity and nonsense of things Can you please tell me how Could I cope under the stress of failing awe Everywhere I look, I see faces and smiles I hoped, but these strange new world is beyond my demise
Save me from the pitfalls of my mind I try to analyze each and every word I could find I face pressure, straight and head on But on the inside, I'm as brittle as a cone I'm tired of fighting the tide of complacency But I can't sit back and enjoy the life of mediocrity I'm torn, can you please help me I hope you can find a way out of this misery This, indeed, is a strange new world Where I hoped to be free, instead I felt like a bird Caged, hopelessly trapped inside Until I crack and in madness I reside
Something terrible, something big rests in my shoulders Every move, something wrong, someone it bothers Until I can't know what to do any longer Until I drop dead, exhausted from the banter I'm scared of the things the future may bring I fear the trouble I'm probably making out of everything I stare into new faces and new people in a new race I set the goal but I wasn't sure of the pace My heart trembles as emotions run down What could I do to keep my smile from turning to a frown? And this is what this strange new world could bring All this strife inside beacuse it got me overthinking
But I hear that tiny voice within Telling me that it's fine even if I didn't win But I want to, I long to reach the top I know I can't, since someone's already waiting, I'll stop Should I try? Should I continue the race? Should I be like sharks, biting those above the waves? As I sit here, eyes trained at a green panel I drink everyhing in, whatever the teacher liked to sell Help me find whatever's left of my understanding Please be kind and keep me from escaping This strange new world is eating everything in me And in three weeks, I'm getting out of this insanity
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This is one of the few poems that are directly about me and what I currently feel. I remember writing this because I changed schools and was feeling overwhelmed from the changes. So yeah, it's pretty straightforward, with no hidden meanings.
Right now, as I have already spent a year in university, I feel silly for even feeling that way in highschool. lol.
How about you? What do you think of this poem? Comment below. :)
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