I've Got to Try

May 17, 2021

A weight has fallen on my mind
Strapped in, stopping me thinking
I want to write joyous, uplifting words
But sometimes, I simply can't

Sometimes, my mind turns dark
Full of suffering, a battlefield
Strewn with the bodies of lost ideas
Of dreams, broken and bloody

Even then, I can still keep going
I have to keep writing
because my voice is important
and no one's going to speak up for me

If I don't say what's in my mind
There's no chance it will make a difference
Even if the chance of changing the world
would be like an ant stopping an avalanche

It's hard, and I want to quit
Burned out, breaking under the strain
But my voice is important
So I've got to try

#Poetry #Writing #Determination