Can anyone hear me?
Does anyone care?
I feel like I’m all alone,
fighting the world in a war.

I always seem to mess things up.
Hurting people I love,
And people I care for;
is there any way out?

I don’t want a war,
between my family and friends;
or the people around me
whether I know them or not.

All I ever wanted
was to make people happy;
to cheer up their day
when they’re feeling blue.

Am I wrong to hate anger?
All the fighting in the world?
It serves no purpose,
but to hurt people very dear.

Am I wrong to hate sadness?
All the tear causing pain?
What purpose does it have,
but to bring pain unto others?

Yet here I am
Doing what I hate;
angering others
Family and friends.

There are times I wish
I didn’t exist;
there are times I wonder
if I even do.

But someday I know.
Everything will change,
the world will finally be happy,
and will finally live in peace.

All my questions
will finally be answered,
and all my mixed up feelings
Finally unconfused.

 ©1984 KMDavis-Scheuer (Age 13)