I Want To Run Poem by Meredith B.

I'm not controlling it.
It's the voice in my head
You told me I was good enough
But I listened to the voice instead

It's cold in this shadow of doubt
that's overcome me
I have to follow the sound
Or I might go crazy

I want to turn and run to you
I want your warm embrace
I want to say I'll come back soon
And that I'll be okay.

Come wake me from this nightmare
That somehow I got into
Come save me from this horrid place
please - come to my rescue

The ground breaks underneath me
I fall fast
but I can't scream
and then...

I break.

Finally I'm running back
i can feel you again
I found the right track.
You say you love me and I finally believe you.

The voice I silence
I take it from its core
I run and sing and play and dance
I'll hear the voice no more.