I sit here pondering to myself <br />What should I do? <br />What will I become in life? <br /> <br />The answers lie deep <br />Deep enough I cannot reach <br />Confusion seeks me <br />It settles in my brain and boils like a kettle in my sleep <br /> <br />Into my dreams, in which I do not know <br />Where is myself? Where should I go? <br />A finger points down the road into a dark black hole <br /> <br />Only destiny will decide <br />Only fate can deny <br />That I am committing mental suicide. <br /> <br />Thoughts ponder, dreams wonder <br />Would I just be better off down under? <br /> <br />No one knows, not even I <br />Will I be a great father? Will I be a good guy? <br />When money is tight and its cold at night <br />What will keep the flame inside of me bright? <br /> <br />The flame burns and my esteem descends <br />Should I put up a fight or let the rain get in? <br />If my flame goes out I have no fuel. <br />No lighter, no air, no sticks, no tools <br /> <br />If the flame inside kindles and rises <br />Then all of my problems will have disguises. <br /> <br />I decide to get up, get out, and to take a giant leap <br />So I can better myself, and so my family can eat. <br />To be a success, to be the man I should be <br />I won't let depression get inside of me. <br /> <br />If I keep my head high and climbing the steps, trying and trying and doing my best. <br />I will be satisfied within. I will be a success <br /> <br />Either way it goes, it is life or death. <br />Either extinguish your flame, or take a new step.<br /><br />travis anthony bell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/9830-9830-the-fire-inside-9830-9830/
