1000 WALLS [ poetry ]

i do try.

screams bubble from my ragged throat

raw from the arguing and the sobbing

red from the pleas and the anger

tired of the hurt and the pain and the way its not getting any better.

i try, i try, i try so damn hard.

but whatever i do,

and whatever i say,

i continued to be scarred.

my past isn't pretty, i know.

my present desperately needs a chance to grow.

my future awaits, and yet still i wish

that i could have a life that is so much better than this