Down
Down, far into the darkness,
I fear I’m falling,
Not strong enough to find the light,
Too tired to care where it is,
Time was never on my side,
I’m too stubborn to listen,
It’s all dragging me down again,
I can’t help myself,
Every time I reach for you,
I catch nothing.
A ghost of the past I can’t shake.
I’m tired of crying,
I’m tired of lying, saying everything’s fine.
Nobody’s there to listen,
I always turn to the worst ways.
I promised one too many I’d never…
Spiral down,
Lose sight of what I’ve always
Prided myself in,
I promised one too many I’d never
Forget where I come from,
How to be myself,
When to just let go,
How to be strong,
Where to lay my tired head,
And what to say when I’m at
A loss.
I can’t keep them,
I can’t hold my head up high,
I can’t remember why I tried in the first place.
I can’t promise I won’t be gone tomorrow.
~Kaitlin Platti~
Please login or register
You must be logged in or register a new account in order to
Login or Registerleave comments/feedback and rate this poem.