My Midnight: A Second Collection Of Poetry

This Is What I Believe

A battle rages inside

The pressure to conform

I don't know anymore what's right

I only know how to follow

And now it's getting stronger

This screaming burning desire

I can't wait much longer

Should I even try to fight?

I feel like I'm finding me

Would You leave me for that?

Who I'm truly supposed to be

Do You really think that's bad?

I won't sacrifice my standards

Is that enough for You?

I only know when I look upwards

And I think about what I want to do

All my life I've lived in shadows

Always wanting to be something more

But this frame of mind I've shattered

And I'm looking for an open door

There must be a place for me

Waiting far away

A place where I'm supposed to be

Someday I'll find that place

For now I'm reaching out

Wondering if this is right

When I see, I have no doubt

I don't want to regret in my life

All arrows point to this

It's always showing up

It could be worth the risk

Of sometimes standing out

I need to find out for myself

No one should have to tell me this

I know where to cry for help

This is something I shouldn't dismiss

My future depends on me

Only I can decide

Whether life will bring me to my knees

Or if I will survive

I gues I don't need to choose now

I'm not even seventeen

I have a lot of things to figure out

This is what I believe

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I'm now seventeen, and I still believe.