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Too busy wrapped up in my head

December 8, 2020
By WoodlandAutumn BRONZE, Atlanta, Georgia
WoodlandAutumn BRONZE, Atlanta, Georgia
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I'm too busy

Wrapped up in my head

I can't see past my mistakes

I'm afraid

 

I'm too afraid

To tell you the truth

I can't find the words

Stuck in my heart

 

All my emotions

Stuck in my chest

Can't show, can't tell

even when you ask

 

I'm fine

yep, I have energy

don't worry about me

I'm good, it's cool

 

I'm too busy wrapped up in my head

to tell you I'm not

I lie instead

tell you I'm fine

 

I'm fine enough to ask about you

you don't need to care about me

when you do I feel bad

do I need this?

 

I'm too busy wrapped up in my head

it tells me I'm wrong

It's such a liar

But then, so am I 

 

Lies and masks

it's all about that

and I see past

but only when I can't think about it

 

Freedom when I talk

and don't have to think

but thoughts always come

push to the brink

 

Help me, my mind has me wrapped in my head

can't escape; tied up

I'll say 'im good' instead

I've tried, you've tried

 

I

give

up


The author's comments:

I've sort of been struggling with showing my emotions, even sometimes I struggle with feeling them. I don't know why, and I guess it's something I have to live with. This poem kind of illustrates that. It wasn't really planned or thought out, and it doesn't rhyme or anything like a normal poem, but that's kind of what I like. I hate having to rhyme, it makes it seem less raw I guess. 

You can interpret it any way you want, and I hope it helps you realize something about yourself. 


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