... ... Poet Lyric

What I Want To Be

I hear your voice screaming in the meadow,
words spoken abusively in the shadows.
I know it's not in my head. It grows.

I hear footsteps in the deep dark forest,
running like the sound of fearful horses.
But I know it's not in my head. It echoes

Sometimes I feel like I'm tightly confined and losing my mind.
My loss of ability to save who I want to be is taking over me from behind.

And though who I want to be is not what I always see,
it can't hurt to try.

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Beata Agustin January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

Poet Destroyer A March 9, 2016 at 11:50 PM awesome poem. LINDA

Skat A July 4, 2015 at 6:50 PM .... Stopped by to say hello, I enjoyed reading your poem today. Take Care **SKAT**