Watch Me

I don’t want,
To be where I am
I do not want,
To be here
I do not want
To be in a place,
Where it’s empty words
That fill my ears

I do not want,
To be left to think,
That all is just for naught
That all this energy, all this fight,
I lost before I fought

I do not need,
To be where I am
I choose to wander away
Not worth feeding me some lines,
For reasons I should stay

I don’t need to wonder why,
I’m in the place I’m in
I seem to welcome every time,
Trust, while others sin

Here I chill inside the cold,
Of truth that does not hide
Here I put on sweaters,
Just to warm me from the lies

Watch me as
I give up,
And surprise those all around
Watch them at
Their disbelief,
When I stand upon my ground

And tell them I don’t need it,
To be their second string
Tell them to go back, away,
My life is worth something

Can’t have your cake and eat it too,
No longer will I wait,
Till you decide to give it up
My decision has been made

10 comments on “Watch Me”

“Here I put on sweaters just to warm me from the lies” ….love this line.
This is full of conviction and strength. Very nice.

There comes a time in every poet’s life when she must ‘fish or cut bait’ . . .

I hear the strength of your voice in every line. Stay strong. Be heard.