why is nothing I do good enough?
why must YOU constantly
belittle everything
I am proud of?

why do YOU
say one thing
and do another?

why can't YOU just decide
what YOU want
so I can go on with MY life?

why does it seem
I am racing against
MYSELF
for YOUR acceptance
when YOU tell ME
I already have it?

how can I win the race
when YOU've hidden the finish line
and I am grasping for air?

why can't I see the moon
YOU promised ME?
how come YOU never try?
why I am not worth it?

how can I find MY way
while I am drowning
in a sea of promises?

why won't YOU let ME reach YOU?
and how will I ever
find the strength...