I just want to scream.
Again and again.
Until I am hoarse.
I’ve tried for so long
To be calm.
To be centered.
But I am not.
I am tortured
I am restless.
I want to run
As far as I can
As hard as I can.
I want to fight.
I want to strike out
Again and again
And cripple my opponent.
I want to scream out
Against poverty
Against homelessness
Against mental illness.
Against every wrong
Visited against every innocent.
But I am no hero.
I cannot fix this world’s ills.
Any damage I could do
Would be but a dent
In the machine.
Still my mind boils
My soul seethes
And I cannot be still.
some days i feel like i should be able to do so much more than i can. i'm calm, but i'm a fighter and there is so much worth fighting for in this world.
ReplyDeleteCaption: Man with head and brain on fire
ReplyDeleteArtist: Jay Koelzer