DEAR STREETS

Dear streets 
In the midnight hour I hear you calling me
I can’t sleep
I run to you because the pain I feel runs deep
When I’m feeling alone and stranded 
I look to you and I can’t stand it 
See me racing down 95 
Knowing that any night could be the night that I die
I’ve seen you take my friends 
I seen you cause loneliness that will never end
And I once thought you would comfort me but you wouldn’t 
I thought you would protect me but you couldn’t 
In your care I’ve overdosed a few times
And I still gave you my body, soul and mind  
How dare one mistake you 
And I praise the ones that have escaped you
But I feel trapped 
Because every time I leave you I come right back 
Destiny or my fate
But how much more can one take?
I find myself longing for you
Like I belong to you
I pound my fist on you  
Hating the fact that I can’t resist you
Dear streets!