Reaching Out Poem by Desy Newbill

Reaching out

But I'm grabbing air

I try so hard

But no one cares

Lies are strong

Enough to blind

So people think

That I'm not right

I am wrong

When all I've done

Is reach for peace

When there was none

What more is left

For me to do

When they cant see

That truth is truth

What's so wrong

With living your own life

Making mistakes

And trying to survive

You have to blossom before you can bloom

But you have to be ripe before they'll pick you

And usually the process goes unseen

Then later in life you mingle and meet

But I grew up before their eyes

They've seen me strong

And they've seen me cry

And 17's such an early age

To tell someone what they should be

Its really hard to find yourself

When you find you're under a microscope

The judging eyes

Always criticized

But forgot to love

And build me up

And so, of course, they brought me down

And now respect

Is no where to be found

Am I at fault

For how I grew up

Not being perfect

Means I'm not good enough

But when I look back

Over my life

I see a smart girl

Who tried to live right

I own my mistakes

And I've learned from them all

And I've even learned

From those which I saw

The lives of others

Who've inspired me

To be or not to be

I can see truth

From a lie

So forgive me now

I don't want your advice

My life is my own

And my life is my God's

I answer to him

And nobody else

I'm all grown up

And I'm proud to be

The me that I

Was meant to be

I've said my peace

And I tried to reach out

So ill live my life

Without any doubts

And God surely will

Take care of the rest

All I can do

Is be my best