Caleb Calvo Poet Free verse

I Don'T Understand

What is life and why am I here?
Why is life filled with nothing but rage and fear?
Couldn't ask my momma until she finished her beer.
So I sit here and wait trying not to shed a tear.

I don't understand what it's like to be happy.
I don't understand what it's like to not be so sad.
I don't understand what it's like to be able to trust a human being.
I don't understand what it's like to live life like a normal person.

The feeling of waking up not knowing if I'll survive the day is scary.
Not understanding why people can just walk around all happy and merry.
This world is messed up.
My life is messed up.
I can't get out.
I think I'm stuck.

I don't understand what it's like to be happy.
I don't understand what it's like to not be so sad.
I don't understand what it's like to be able to trust a human being.
I don't understand what it's like to live life like a normal person.

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James West December 19, 2018 at 10:46 PM You are not alone. This world is a broken world, filled with broken people. Every single one of us is looking for a meaning to live and for a reason to be. I have been writing thru this very same experience myself. You can read my struggles in my writing. It will get better. Faith is an Action Word. It is believing in hope even when you can’t see the way before you. Caleb Calvo December 20, 2018 at 10:12 AM Thank you so much