Alone in my thoughts
Sometimes I can't stand the loudness
It brings
Feelings of not being understood
Not being cared about enough to find out my truths
Instead
People always want something from me
Get that J-O-B
Finish school
Conform to what others want
But what about what I want
Me
The girl writing this poem
Don't my wants matter!?
What if Im still trying to figure it out!
Do I want to be that counselor
Or community leader
Do I need your piece of paper to classify my smarts!?
I'm tired
I'm frustrated and I just want to call it all quits
But I can't
I have my daughter
She looks up to me
I can't
I won't let her down
Something needs to change
Something has to give
Living shouldn't be so complicated
I must find a way back to self