running away from life

Running away from Life

by:L. Charles AKA Karibbeandiva


I’ve tried to get away from life,
Tried to get away from me.
For a while I was successful,
But it cost tremendously.

It seemed easier just to run away,
From the problems that came my way.
To be without the pains that life events inflict,
The emotions I did not want to feel i did not to deal with it...
Running away seemed like my only way.

I guess I never realized,
The pain never went away,
Instead it grew stronger and festered,
Getting worse with every day...

Until the day I give it up,
There's no need for learn to cope.
Without escaping reality,
By numbing my pain with dope.

And yeah, sometimes it really sucks,
To deal with all this F***,
Instead of stuffing it away or running the other way.

But then, sometimes it’s really great,
To actually feel alive,
Despair has being replaced with hope,
And I have obtain goals for which to strive.

The past few years were pretty rough,
I really got myself off track,
And oddly enough I’m grateful,
And I wouldn’t take it back.

Every experience that I have faced,
Is what has made me into me.
With time I’ve begun to realize,
That I’m not such a bad person to be.