I Run Away

Tis a bit bout me

I run away

now and then

like a child

I've always been

I ran away when I was ten

when I heard her wish

I'd never been

 

I run away...I run away

I run away

 

I leave behind all the woe

never think just where I'll go

Even as a man I've found

I will leave without a sound

if I feel misunderstood

made to feel I'm no good

 

I run away...I run away

I run away

 

It is no-one's fault but mine

I run away, sometimes to find

I walk the sands

near the sea

and search the waves

for why I'm me

 I run away

when I'm afraid

I'll find the answer

of what I'm made

 

I run away...I run away

I run away

 

There comes a time

each ship must shore

the anchor dropped

to sail no more

What will I do...or say...or be

when there's no way

to run from me

 

I will run away...run away

I will run away

Reviews

[Andrea A. Wentz]

I know how you feel Rain. We all want to run away now and then. I think that's where pride and stubborness can be a good thing. That's what they want, just want you to go away, submit to their pressures and attempts to break you. That's when you dont let them win, but stand up and say do your worse. I am not affraid.

I'm so glad to see you are back, and hopefully to stay. You are always missed my friend. :)

All my love dear friend

[walking.in.rain]

I think we all run away in some form or another at some point in time. For all sorts of reasons too. Sometimes because we're afraid or angry or just because we need to get away. Sometimes we even have to run away just so we can find ourselves within ourselves, to find who we are without everyone around us telling us who we should be instead of who we are. I like this piece because it's relatable, it can be taken into pretty much any context but I think the most important thing here is to realize that you can run and run and run but you always just need to come back. And sometimes.. it's better stay because hurts even more to return. Just something to think about..

[V. K. Harris]

I feel this way too often I'm afraid, so I run away with my written words.. Excellent write my friend.

[OceanTropic]

What do you do when there is no where to run from yourself?? I know the exact fear, the feeling of wanting to escape yourself. To run away even when there is no where to go.

[Sarah]

An incredibly simple and yet insightful look at something everyone feels at times, I think! We all have some things that we cannot confront, and whether our fleeing steps are physical or only in our minds, I think there is no one in the world who doesn't at least want to escape!

Sarah

[Voltaire Mephisto (aka ..]

Very sad and moving. The point of view is conveyed so well that it almost became mine.

[Deborah Leah Krempa]

A beautiful poem, thank you for sharing. Debileah

[Drea]

Rain; I could actually imagine this set to music. A nice acoustic guitar perhaps?

[SM Davis]

Rain, this is such a truthful write. I admire the honesty and the fortitude it must have taken to write this. I love the format, font, all of it. I think that there are times when all of us want to run away from ourselves. I know that I do. I have found that loving myself to the best of my abilities usually helps a lot.

We each do our best. That's not to say that my best today is the same as my best yesterday or will be the best of my tomorrow's best. However, I think that we all do our best at any given point in time. You are no exception. Wonderful poem.

[Nicole (Carpe Diem)]

great piece Rain... i think at times many of us feel that way... but eventually you get tired of running or find someone or something that is worth staying put for...

[Kris Tate]

Very good write, sometimes we all need to run, but you can't run to far or too long