Reaching Out

When I'm in doubt You'll see me reaching out It's not for clout It's words that I tout I'm afraid of the debtor But I try to do better I want to be a record setter Like a real go getter When everything is falling My lines are inane and sprawling But this was my calling And the rush I get is enthralling And if I chew some mints My rhymes will be fresh, it's common sense But when the stanzas are tense Maybe I should erect a fence But as everything begins to taper I'm staring down at this paper Feeling like I'm a callous caper And my words disappear like vapor Something was stolen from me A secret I held inside from which I can't be free I'm still me but it's here for you to see And I yearn to break free and flee I'm a man so nobody will come saving So into the darkness I'm braving And it's a dark road I'm paving But it's the light I'm craving When I'm in doubt You'll see me reaching out But when you see me reaching out That is when I'm shrouded in doubt