Trapped in my mind

Just something I wrote inspired by the way I feel

Withering away
Aimless we stumble
Our hearts in our palms
Backs bent over breaking

Tossed and churned
Rough housed and tussled
We yearn to survive
Clinging to our premature understanding

It is pointless to fight
We are but along for the ride
Our journeys are our own
But our destination is unknown

Happiness is a luxury
Bought by selling lies
We lie to ourselves for peace of mind
As our doubt's cast us into limbo

What is my purpose?
Why must I keep searching?
To be the bane of my own existence?
Searching for shadows in the dark
As the world around me falls victim to its own demise
Suffering itself to fates will

Who is truly in control?
Who truly knows what true control is?
Can I persevere? Overcome?
Dying to live when I'm just living to die?

Is it all an illusion?
Blinding us prey from seeing the one true predator
Time...
The true master of us all
We are but mice in a maze
Hoping we chose the right path
Hoping...
That hope is strong enough
Hoping...
That we can find our own way
With someone if we're lucky...

Reviews

[~]

I sense a strong inner you that comes out when thoughts accumulate and are ready to burst out of the mind's seams.
great work!!

[A.D Edwards]

Indeed, thank you M.S, fingers do the talking many times :)

[ManasaC]

I suppose everyone goes through this at some point in their life. Sheer brilliance how you depicted the confusion. Thoroughly enjoyed it

[A.D Edwards]

Thank u friend

[ManasaC]

you are welcome!!!

[Mescaline Butterfly]

Great poetic conveyance of existentialism. I can definitely relate to this as a great number of my work address this subject. Hopefully, you keep producing exceptional work in this niche 😉
I will be checking you out from time to time.

[A.D Edwards]

Thanks for the review bro 🙏 greatly appreciated!

[lostnstars]

I really loved this poem, i liked how you keep on asking and i liked the flow of it line by line. please keep on writing, you're amazing :)

[A.D Edwards]

Thank you my friend! :) I appreciate your view, I will continue to pour my words onto paper

[AaronFreitas]

This is an awesome poem A.D. Felt like I was reading something I wrote... love the style! I really enjoyed it buddy keep writing!

[A.D Edwards]

Thank you Aaron! I agree with u lol