This is a really deep poem, or so I've been told. Just thought I should warn you. Sorry it's so long.


What’s Inside

The pain, the agony, the sleepless nights
Thinking of you tears me up inside
Should I or should I not
Would I receive what I sought?

The understanding, the compassion
For what? My heart has fought
Against itself and my mind
Afraid of what I might find

The things locked up inside myself
The blackness, the pain
Hurting everyone that’s near
The fear of myself, not knowing what to think
Just hopelessly watching, watching my life sink

Lower and lower, locked up inside
The fear of what you’ll think of me causes me to hide
All my deepest thoughts and feelings, all of my lost dreams
No one will know anything, they don’t care, it seems
I lock them up so no one will know
No one will know me, for nothing will I show

You think you know me, but you don’t
And tell you now, well, I won’t
I’ll wait, and if you decide to leave
For long about it I will not grieve

Cause I know that if you wait for life
You’ll wait too long and you’ll get strife
For you won’t see anything but what you’re waiting for
All the missed opportunities that were knocking at the door

You’ll die unhappy after a life without meaning
All the days wasted, your heart always screaming
For the understanding and compassion, the things you never got
Grieving over someone, about you has forgot

So move on and let things go
Better seeds will you sow
Though you won’t forget them, they might forget you
You can welcome opportunities offered anew.