When did I...

As the sun fell down, I wondered When did I start feeling this way In the glimpse of time, things changed From genuine smiles to difficult days The things I once loved doing most Have become hard to boast Standing up feels like stepping over stones Leaving me aching and bruised One look at the past feels surreal As if compared to now It seems like a dream Something I once knew somehow I’m thinking of when it all began From my fun, go-getter youthful days Now everything around me feels heavier As if running away is the easier way When did I become someone to lean on While I myself have nowhere to run to My mind says, “It’s better, right?” Than becoming the burden I don’t want to It’s just these thoughts that run through my mind The only thing that still gets me through And still, in the silence I quietly carry Making things right echoes softly too

• Adulthood
• Life