Can't

I can't keep doing this
I can't keep crying
Why can't anyone understand me?

I'm tired of hurting
I'm tired of running
I'm tired of not knowing what I am running from

I can't keep feeling this pain
I can't keep going through these awful days
Why can't these things stop piling up?

I'm tired of screaming silently for help
I'm tired of no one noticing
I'm tired of dragging along

Someone see me
Someone help me

I can't
I'm tired

A. J. Downey
09-26-1999