Motions...

The world used to be black and white,
Until it all turned a dark shade of gray.
There was a time when the world was simple.
Those times have faded away.

It's time to grow.
It's time to change.
But I want to live without reservation.
All I want is to stay the same.

But I have responsibility,
I can't live in the past.
I have to do the right thing.
I have to put myself last.

I do what is expected,
Because it's what people expect of me.
It doesn't matter what's in my heart,
Nor my need to be free.

Some stumble through life,
And I know it would be wrong if I did the same.
But I can't help feeling lost,
And there's no one else to blame.

I am responsible.
I am me, no matter how hard I try not to be.
I can never be the one who doesn't care.
I can never be the one who is free.

I long for the time when worries didn't exist,
I long for the days of old.
I wondered what adventures the next day held,
And I cared not for the troubles of the world.

But those days are gone, lost forever.
All that's left is a feeling of confusion.
I know there's nothing I can do,
So I just go through the motions

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