i am human (a poem about my fear of life)

i am human...

i am tired...

i smile... but it's fake.

i laugh... but it's forced.

i keep my head up... but it's hard.

i try... but i fail.

i don't want to...

but i must...

 

i am human...

i am tired...

i cry... but it's real.

i live... but it's real too.

i love... but that's also real.

i don't want to...

but i must...

 

i am human...

i am tired...

it's fake... but i smile.

it's forced... but i laugh.

it's hard... but i keep my head up.

i fail... but i try.

i don't want to...

but i must...

 

i am human...

i am tired...

i laugh because i smile.

i smile because i keep my head up.

i keep my head up because i try.

i try because i don't wish to cry.

i don't wish to cry because i love.

i love because i live.

i don't want to...

but i must...

 

but i am human...

i am tired...

so i must smile.

so i must laugh.

so i must keep my head up.

so i must try.

so i must cry.

so i must live.

so i must love.

i don't want to...

but i must...

 

i am human...

i am tired...

i'm tired of faking it.

i'm tired of forcing it.

i'm tired of it being hard.

i'm tired of failing.

i'm tired of crying.

i'm tired of living.

i'm tired of loving.

i'm just tired...

i don't want to...

but i must.

 

i am human...

i am tired...

i don't want to...

but i must...

because i am human...

This poem is about: 
Me

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