Pause
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like no one around
I would get peace, relaxation, and quietness
Other times I want attention to swallow me
Is it too much to ask for somewhere in the middle
I never know what I might get
The anticipation kills me before the battle even starts
I might get bruised from a flick
Or drown in my own blood
You know I’m calling the shots
Why can’t everyone just leave my life alone
Worry about this, worry about that
Sometimes I wish that the world would just stop
Just stop long enough for me to catch my breath
The world keeps spinning and I keep gasping for just a small touch of air
The reality is I feel like the world is pushing me up
While the people are pushing me down
I am constantly torn between decision and doubt of it working
I never know whether to stick with the crowd
Or to follow my road that was made for me
Sometimes I wish the world would stop
So I could look around and see my true potential
Most of the time I want the world to stop
Because I don’t know what I am doing
I don’t know because I am pulled one way
But pulled back another
I want to just feel myself and what I am here for
To just see the world as a DVD player
That stops, plays, or pauses
I know that it doesn’t work that way but
A girl can dream right?
Ah but see don’t answer that because I choose myself
Over you, the people, and the world
Because I choose me!
Copyright © Haley Dagley | Year Posted 2018
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