Escape

I’m sitting in the spotlight but I’m surrounded by shadows
They follow me wherever I go, through the valleys and meadows
I seem to be the only one here, no one else can be seen or heard
This behavior I’m experiencing is nothing more or less than absurd
I never knew it would happen like this
My face is sweaty, my hands are numb, my fate is sealed with a kiss
I tried to become someone everyone would like
But in doing that, I lost my soul, it took a one way hike
I became someone I didn’t know, someone I didn’t recognize
My face growing more sweaty, my hands feeling invisible, I was left mesmerized
Something has me in their grasp, I’m officially scared, how do I leave this place?
The sweat is like a million needles, crawling slowly down my face
I know if I stay here, I’ll forget who I really was, I’ll forget who I am
But I don’t know how to escape, my mind is a sacred place, 
This person who tried so many things to become someone, to become cool
Has spent her entire life, being the victim, being the forever fool

Stephanie Davis
April 2021