Life *****
That's the way it is
But what makes it count is what you choose to do with it
Whether you change the world using paper and pen
Or keep those words to yourself when your world is breaking
They're yours
And nobody else's
And when you give them the access
To your soul, you admit it
That there's something there
Deep inside of you
That you need to release
Even though you are fearing
The world
And its constant judgment
Because they've told you before
That your words are nothing
Even though the best poets
Only speak the truth
Of what they feel in their hearts
That they're scared to move
Because in their past
They thought they had something to lose
Because they let everyone else
Decide what they got to do
But being a poet isn't about society
It's about being real with yourself
And sharing that privacy
For the people out there who are all alone
Who feel like they're trapped in a corner
Because they've got no hope
They feel they're going under
From waves meters high
And in their state of shock
Have forgotten how to get by
So when life *****
I just take a deep breath
And take my broken heart out
On this paper and pen
Because there's someone else out there
Who has it worse than I
And maybe if I show them me and what's inside
When they think bad about life, it could help them change their mind.
Nov 22, 2018
Nov 22, 2018 at 10:06 AM UTC
Life *****
That's the way it is
But what makes it count is what you choose to do with it
Whether you change the world using paper and pen
Or keep those words to yourself when your world is breaking
They're yours
And nobody else's
And when you give them the access
To your soul, you admit it
That there's something there
Deep inside of you
That you need to release
Even though you are fearing
The world
And its constant judgment
Because they've told you before
That your words are nothing
Even though the best poets
Only speak the truth
Of what they feel in their hearts
That they're scared to move
Because in their past
They thought they had something to lose
Because they let everyone else
Decide what they got to do
But being a poet isn't about society
It's about being real with yourself
And sharing that privacy
For the people out there who are all alone
Who feel like they're trapped in a corner
Because they've got no hope
They feel they're going under
From waves meters high
And in their state of shock
Have forgotten how to get by
So when life *****
I just take a deep breath
And take my broken heart out
On this paper and pen
Because there's someone else out there
Who has it worse than I
And maybe if I show them me and what's inside
When they think bad about life, it could help them change their mind.
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