Because, I've Been There.

I understand your despondence
Your disappointment with life,
let down after let down,
It just doesn't seem right.

I comprehend your anger, raging from within,
Nothing in particular, it just glowers deep inside,
Erupting over nothing, taking you by surprise.

I feel your hurt, personalized social injustices,
Wearing your heart upon your sleeve, leaving it
Gushing o'er your skin.

I totally get your confusion,
Is this the way life is supposed to be?
Who am I? Why am I? Will I ever fit in? Or was it just a mistake?

I see where you're coming from,
though I can't tell where you'll go.
The future feels uncertain, unreal, never coming.
There is only the here and now.

I can tell you this much, it is up to you where you end up.
Only you can take the reins.
I know, because I've been there.

Beth Sandler

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