Can you understand me

Do they understand me 

The ones I’m so afraid of

I can’t live in this prison of anticipated violence 

I can’t move beyond this idea I have of myself

It should all be so easy

With time. A heart, a voice 

But I feel like I’m lost

I feel like I can’t go on 

I feel so lonely. 

Do they understand me

The people that make me scared

Do I understand myself

With your help I pray I do

Maybe I’m not such a complex question 

Maybe I’m not such a failure 

Maybe I’ll live to rise again

Maybe it’s not all over