I seem to have lost my way
Do I know myself anymore
Why cannot I move forward
could there have been more
Just wandering in a daze
feel as though I've been stoned
I have come to realize
that I am alone
Feeling like I've sold my soul
not worth the price I was paid
Wondering just where to go
must be on my way
Wonder just why should I care
perhaps it's for the best
still I'm feeling so uneasy
was it all in jest
Feeling like my mind is wooden
story is still untold
spend my time lost in remembering
the future will not unfold
Feeling like I've sold my soul
not worth the price I was paid
Wondering just where to go
again I lose my way
Gathering mist makes me choke
forced into retreat
I've kept searching for the answer
I cannot find release
I know the answer is inside
I know the problem is in me
I still hear the voices calling
Again I try to flee
Feeling like I've sold my soul
a terrible price I have paid
Still I will continue on
until they lay me in my grave
Author notes
Even if we know the source of the problem is held within us, we cannot break free from the chains we ourselves have forged unless we continue to strive for that higher being.
A contest entry
- Give Me A Reason by spiritraven.
700 points, ended May 19, 40 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
1 - 15 of 15
-
I really like this...something about its sadness that I can identify with this week... Kinda reminds me on one I wrote "Introspection". Nice write!
Thanks, roshni.
-
-
Thanks much, I agree that there is a sorrow inherent to this. If you cannot look honestly within yourself then what you see in the mirror is most likely self deception as well.
Peace
-
-
a great write! just a little error in the third line, i believe it should be
"Why can i not move forward"
but other than that, i truly enjoyed reading your write! and i really liked the flow throughout the poem and i was able to feel the emotions through your words! again, great write!
-
-
I'll stick with the line as is, both versions are correct in the rules of language use. Thanks for the read and comment, much appreciated.
Peace
-
-
Very mournful, this is how I've been feeling all week. Not knowing what the problem is that lies within you, can break you down into grief & depression. Overall though, this poem is Ironic, but yet beautiful.
-
-
I can dig it, I tend to exist in that sort of realm much of the time. Only a couple of close friends have any idea what my day to day is like. Happy, smiley to everyone else.
Thanks for the read and comment. -
-
Well thank you. Happy, smiley to everyone keeps them from finding the true you. Better to were a mask around the ones who peer to deep, than to not wear one around the ones you care about.
-
-
-
gathering mist makes me choke
michael thats stunning, makes me weepy even
your work always seems to get to my core
nice write my friend
-
-
Thanks Theresa, this is sort of dedicated towards a friend of mine who lost his way in a drug induced haze many years ago. Sometimes. he is with us, most of the time he is not. Added in a sprinkling of my own foibles as well.
Peace
-
-
It's a sombre write of loss and loneliness and not knowing what to do. An excellent depiction of the way it feels.
Hopelessness - "until they lay me in my grave." Well done. -
-
Thanks for the read and comment.
-
-
This is very good. It flows well. I hope that you do very well in the COntest. Thanks so much for sharing with us. Best wishes in the contest.
-
-
Thanks much, nice to hear from you again.
-
-
Wonderful
Well written. Words flow together and they bring so much out in each of us. Best of luck in the contest Thank you
-
-
Thanks much for the comment. I spent a day listening to dark, moody music from the early 70's. This was the result.
Thanks again,
Peace
-
Adding your comment:
1 - 15 of 15
