Needing A Life

July 8, 2013

Looking and searching,

I escape in secret,

Needing to leave,

I'm already set.

Looking and searching,

Don't want any pressure

By others around me,

I need to start fresher.

Looking and searching,

For my own life,

One I desire to live,

A life without strife.

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