I Will Fight
When the clock struck midnight
I knew things were not right
With cuffs upon my wrists
And tears upon my fists
For a brief moment I forgot who I was
As I lost myself to the buzz
But in a moment of clarity I swore
That this sin I would not ignore
That I would chase better highs
And a beautiful sun and blue skies
Because I'll admit the deeper I sank
The more and more I went blank
Becoming this thing that I am not
So recklessly without thought
But these actions brought me to chains
Without gains and nothing but pains
I want you to look in my eyes
Maybe now you'll see they're not lies
Because my flaws sit on my shoulders
Weighing me down like boulders
And the truth is that I am older
In a world that feels colder
But I've fought so long to get here
Sometimes feeling death was near
As I shed tear after tear after tear
My life was a boat and hard to steer
Battling hard against a raging sea
Bringing me down to one knee
I just want the insanity in my head
To disappear and finally be dead
I want to look ahead to better days
Without gray haze and malaise
I want to see how I've grown
And a shining soul to the world shown
This is my life and I will fight for it
Because my past will never make me quit
And I look at these tears on my fists
And the lingering pain from cuffs on my wrists
When the clock struck midnight
That is when I swore to make things right
Copyright © Christopher Goss | Year Posted 2023
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