Anybody But Me

Feeling not good enough, having no self-esteem and wishing I could trade places and be someone else because depression has completely consumed me.

Don't know how I feel,
I'm so mixed up inside,
Numbness is setting in,
More tears are being cried.

My heart is surely broken,
Shattered, fragile, torn,
And now I'm cutting over,
These scars that have worn.

I just don't care,
Don't like what I see,
Want to be somebody else,
Anybody but me.

I can't stand myself,
Broken mirrors all around,
Can't bear to look at my reflection,
So I stare at the ground.

And all of the hurt,
Everything I've been through,
Has left me shaken,
And I've fallen from you.

All that was there,
The things I did before,
It's all changed, vanished,
Not the same anymore.

Even though I try,
My smile still lies fake,
When I start to think,
It's more than I can take.

I hate this life,
The way I always feel,
I spend my days,
Wishing it wasn't real.

And I want to run,
I don't want to be,
Can't I be somebody else?
Anybody but me.

Reviews

[619girl]

Wow such sad emotion here, but i strongly believe that things will get better for you. trouble don't last always. :)

[Dutch Jr.]

Sooo much emotion in your poem. I love reading emotion, it helps me get to know the poet better. I can visualize this, too, the way you use imagery (broken mirrors, staring at the ground, scars), you effectively brought the poem to life.

Wow is all I can say, and I can most definitely relate to being down in the dumps. Like nothing is going for you. But just know that life has it's times like that, but we live for those moments of happiness and joy. Keep your head up, and keep writing, because you're way too talented to want to be anybody else.

[jeff hackworth]

great poem

[Frantzuu]

This is a very well written piece, great descriptions, and straight to the point awesome write. :D