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Trapped in My Own Mind
"No one understands."
A concept I can't seem to escape,
It feels like I'm drowning,
I feel I can be replaced.
I can't escape the voices in my head,
It feels like I'm being chased,
I know I should be going to bed,
But I can't help but stay awake.
I keep to myself,
because no one understands,
I keep writing for these bookshelves,
Creating my own wonderlands.
My life is a cycle,
Something most can't comprehend.
I treat my stress like a bible,
And I don't mean to offend,
But my mind makes me a disciple,
of something I can't seem to mend.
I know it's all in my head,
But my mind is a prison,
All I see is red,
And if I don't, there will be a collision.
I know it is irrational,
But I can't make it stop,
I know it's not factual,
But the fear still makes me drop.
Some days I don't even understand,
I'm swallowed by despair,
Nothing goes as planned,
No one seems to care.
Every day I fight a war,
No one knows is there,
Trapped in a world I can't repair.
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