Know this, that I have no answers
I sit alone plagued with uncertainty
Disappointed with reality
I’m apprehensive of my surroundings
And unsure of my ability to filter feelings
Between presence and previously
I am unsure of my capabilities
With each step higher, I feel my head getting lighter and tighter
With any thought of what I could be vanishing
It’s growing colder towards the top
And the place where my heart should be is caving in
My lungs are caving in
They told me I could be free
That the higher I climbed the more I could see
But I am only empty, harsher than I was
Less human than I ever should be
This has all just been a cheap form of lust
The hands of my friend succumb to dirt and rust
In a place where things outweigh thought
I must admit, I have been forgotten
I had dreams and ambition
Or at least the ambition to dream
Of a life measured by more than the collection of things
And the status of those who control it
I was never taught to think about my choices
Only to act and to do what was asked of me
Was I ever meant to be more than this
Or was I always meant to follow suit
So I sit here unable to feel cradling safety in my hands
Like it’s pure or innocent
And indulging myself until I’m something like satisfied
So I do to get done, a successful life void of examination
Floating dissonant and unable to collect my thoughts
I speak so loud to only myself
Worthless words from a fearful mouth
If I climb these concrete walls
I could see the sunset after all
But you’ll feel it all
And once you go
You can’t come back
All of here, have we all been dreaming
Without a cause, what became of the meaning
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