I’m Trying!

Today I feel so helpless,

Trapped inside my own head,

I can't seem to break out,

Which must be why I feel so dead.

The world is moving forward,

Assignments due every day,

And yet I seem to remain in place,

Watching opportunities fade away.

I want to run or scream or hide,

Anything but be inside,

But whenever I seem to try,

I break down in my room and cry.

It's too much.

It's too much.

It's too much.

I cannot keep the darkness at bay,

It creeps up behind me,

It always seems to find me,

No one sees me fading away.

I've fought so hard and for so long,

Don't I deserve a break,

A break from the stress,

So my work isn't late.

I'm trying!

I'm trying!

I swear I'm trying!