Submissions by im_new_to_poetry

In life I don’t understand.
It’s not that I can’t but that I won’t.
The ways things are interpreted in my eyes are different than any other
I feel I’m treated differently because of this
Because I have a difference in how I use my voice
Because I have a difference in how I let it be heard.
Some may call me unique, but isn’t everyone unique?
If we all are unique then why are we all treated the same?
Why do we have to listen to the ones who feel they are special?
The ones who feel that they are unique
Nobody else
But what if that wasn’t true?
What...

There’s something about you I can’t get off my mind.
It’s boiling inside; this feeling isn’t mine.
I feel like I’ve lost my way, into the depths the ocean.
There’s something about you.

Even if I try I can’t remove the feeling.
Is there something wrong with me?
I don’t know what to do about this stimulus feeling.
There’s something about you.

There is not decision or path to be made.
Why is life full of choices like this all day?
Should I pull the trigger, or conceal the gun?
There’s something about you.

With my life before me I...