I’ve been lost for so long now

I’ve kind of forgotten who I am

Am I the badass; am I the lost soul?

Do I have a heart of gold?

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Been caught up in all the hype

That comes with growing older.

Haven’t really had time to see,

That I have yet to do this successfully.

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I’m alone in a world

That I don’t understand

I’m burdened by expectations

That I’m not certain I can fill.

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I wander down a path set in stone

By those who came before me.

I’m not sure I can follow in their footsteps

And become what they expect me to be.

.. ..

Meandering around an empty life

Is certainly no way to live.

There’s no planning for the future

Because what have I to give?

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I ache to have a purpose

I need to feel alive.

I need to feel

That this existence wasn’t contrived.