Weigh Me Down

WEIGH ME DOWN My words can only convey the thought Not the true feelings that flow within The rage that burns through my body and mind Cannot be measured by any verb or string of words Self imposed exile from any semblance of reality The only peace I know resides alone, an untapped well I am not the person everyone thinks that I am I am not at all what I appear to be, disguised This world I know is not my world, I do not belong Far removed from any road I care to travel Stolen chances echo loudly in my mind And I know that I can never know what I was to be I look back not liking much of what I see And looking ahead the future is bleak in front of me Overcoming my misfortunes really hasn’t mattered Because they are still the anchors that will always weigh me down Family and friends, the rising and setting sun, the air we breathe Cliché's reserved for those moments when all is clear Darkness and despair, anger and frustration, disgust Cliché's reserved for when an ending is near And all I see is light at the end of the tunnel, Signaling the nearness of my destination. It’s soon to be over …