Inner Battles
Danyettia Crawford 1985 (United States)
What do I do
when I’m constantly in my thoughts
And selfishly I pull away from you
Is it the fear of being love
That causes the walls that I tend to put up
To keep people out sent to give love
But unknowingly I push away and I give up
Am I my own disaster that self destruct
What do i do when I’m scared to love
Could it be that I’m unfulfilled by the very things that I hold dear to my heart
Or is this a pattern that I’ve recreated to break my own heart
Let me deal with my own truths
is it that because I doubt me that I doubt you
Or is this merely a reflection of all the past hurt that still lingers and I hold onto
See the battle isn’t with me and you
It’s between the person I use to be and the person I’m changing into
I realize no matter how much I run I can never escape me
So I deflect my hurt and pain on those closest sent to love me
But honestly what do I do
I question your love because uncertainty I dare not face
Walking into the unknown just doesn’t feel safe
It’s a scary thought to risk being hurt
So I force conflict despite the fact losing you would still hurt
It’s a funny thing when you think of your makeup
That is
the inner parts of you not the beauty outside but what makes your heart honest and true
So here’s the thing I found to be true
I struggle to be loved because I struggle to love too
I pull and force away those that begin to break down my wall
To afraid to just risk it all
What do I do when love becomes a scary and hard thing to do
About this poem
This poem is about the very inner battles most people face in trying to become a better version of themselves and learning how to love. The past hurts, obstacles, denials, and life experienced has a way of creating self doubt.
Written on June 25, 2021
Submitted by Shae1 on September 05, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXABCBCXB DD XAA AA EE AXXFF CXA AAGG A |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,469 |
Words | 310 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 2, 3, 2, 2, 5, 3, 4, 1 |
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