Why cant I just...

by MonsterCupcake

February 4, 2018

I look up at the sky/

but I cant see the stars/

I look down at my hands/

but I don't know what they can do/

I strain my ears/

and I can hear my opportunities walking by//

There is nothing holding me back/

My family is great/

My friends and teachers are with me too/

There is nothing but me/

Standing still on my path/

Just waiting...//

Why can't I just do this?/

Why am I waiting?/

Why can't I just grab the stars?/

Seize the opportunities that will bring me up?/

Why do I stare at my phone and books?/

Looking for an answer I already know//

I try/

To see/

To seize/

To listen/

To walk the path I set myself to/

But....//

I am still here waiting.//

Eventually, I'll take that first step/

And there is no going back/

So I do the things that I wanted to do/

Taking every chance/

Feeling every failure/

And I realize I haven't moved a bit//

I was still waiting. /

For my chapter to end/

So I can start a new one/

And stop asking my self /

Why can't I just.../

Because it's useless//

Life will take you/

Shake you/

Break you/

Build you/

And you will always be there/

Wondering...//

Because wonder never cease/

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