Despair Surrounds Me

( DESPAIR SURROUNDS ME ) If only the world could see what I feel then, would the world, know who I am I've loved, lost and feared the world for it is sometimes too much to bare Control, power, is what I fear for I am weak inside and full of pain I shout and cry, but knowing there is nobody there to hear me I swallow the shame and anger that lies beneath me I am lost to reality and living in time Though I am struggling through life and all that it offers, I am only human and that is what makes me . . . Me. Still, I wish for the happiness and pleasure that I have earned, but realize that, I have not yet overcome the world's greatest challenge Love! and how to accept it - I am ready to face my fears (c) Jasmine Paul 11-18-2014