Untitled Poem by John Yang

 Untitled Poem by John Yang

Never have we dealt with this

Gonna try my best

Give it my all

You drive me, you inspire me

Up higher and higher, our goals keep rising

Never in my life, have I felt this way

Gonna put my head down

Let it wash over me

You tempt me, but I won’t give in

Down - lower and lower my expectations drop

Never in a million years

Gonna forget about it

Run away and hide

Around and around I run in circles

And I can never escape it

Desert sands can’t let me leave

You keep me here, in chains - why?

Never, I would never do that

Gonna defend my innocence

Make a case for myself

You can help me, right?

Cry, but it won’t do anything

Never stop

Gonna keep on going

Say I can’t do it

Goodbye, I’ll see you in four years

Never do that again

Gonna wipe it clean

Tell myself it didn’t happen

A dream

Lie to myself, brainwash myself

And it doesn’t work

Hurt is a strange thing

You helped me through