Sometimes…

Sometimes I feel like I’m trapped in a cage
With no time to breathe or to turn the page
But sometimes I feel like it’s better this way
To avoid the thoughts that haunt me every day

Sometimes I feel like I’m drowning in noise
With no space to think or to make a choice
But sometimes I feel like it’s safer to hide
To drown out the voices that hurt me inside

Sometimes I feel like I’m longing for more
With no one to love or to care or adore
But sometimes I feel like it’s easier to cope
To lower my expectations and give up hope

Sometimes I feel like I’m overwhelmed and alone
A paradox of feelings that I can’t own
But maybe I need to hear a word of grace
To remind me that I have a place in this space…