Middle Man

Thoughts in the back of one's mind.

Middle Man

 

Sometimes I wake up,

And I feel positive.

Know that my life is here,

And so I need to live it.

 

From a pit I get pulled,

From my desired stance.

Spiral of crazy cognitions,

That leaves me in a trance.

 

Can't dust myself off,

Or get back in the ring.

Convinced,

There must be something wrong with me.

 

Repressed emotions,

Of where I came from.

Parts of me missing,

And features,

That I will never know.

 

Not at the top,

Floating above the bottom,

Just a middle man,

Soon to be forgotten.

 

Wish I could have a hand,

To help me out,

When I get stuck.

Arrested by my doubts.

 

I'm surrounded by isolation,

And my only companion,

Is this written frustration.

 

Maybe this is the cause,

Of my constant hesitation?

And my damn habit,

Of being lazy and complacent.

 

Put it down to the side I never knew,

It's too late.

I went and grew,

Never needed the truth,

He didn't have a clue,

But no worries,

I'll continue to struggle through.

 

The truth is I feel so damaged,

Like a hand with no thumbs,

Fatherless,

Guess it's the curse of our generation.

 

Perhaps it explains my manner,

And all this deep rooted anger.

Fighting,

So history doesn't repeat again,

It's the same as all my friends,

Not sure when this will end,

Try to hang on to the hope,

That comes now and then.

Just the journey,

Of us middle men.

 

Not at the top,

Floating above the bottom,

We're just the middle men,

Soon to be forgotten.

 

Can I take your hand?

Will you pull me out?

If I get lost,

Confused by all my doubts.

 

Please take my hand,

And pull me out,

When I get stuck,

And surrounded by all these doubts.

Reviews

[SnowCat]

Good read. There's emotion and pain inside the words.Not having known a parent or having them present in your life can be difficult. I enjoyed this poem thank you

[Owen Aldin]

Thank you very much for your review!

[JustaManWithaPen]

This is an amazing piece I know this struggle myself keep up the good work!

[Owen Aldin]

Thank you for the review! Glad you liked it

[Shawn Hatfield]

This is a wonderful work. Keep up the writing, I look forward to reading more. 9/10 for ya.

[Owen Aldin]

Thank you for your feedback, glad you enjoyed it.

[wizardlypoet8]

This is incredibly inspirational. I love how much I can relate to this! Such a good write, keep it up! Also, thanks for subscribing!

[Owen Aldin]

Thank you for the comment and I am glad you like it. There will be more to come before the end of the month!

[jesserose99]

Wow, amazing ability to be long sighted needed to do a poem like this...and you did an excellent job. It flows so well. Can feel your angst come right off the page.

[Owen Aldin]

Thank you so much. It can be hard to write about the topic, but glad you liked it!

[ExquisiteEyes]

Well done! The situation has been well depicted. The last part shoes the desire to improve this condition.Keep it up.

[Owen Aldin]

Thank you!

[Jes2889]

Amazing, really engaging and related to this poem. well done