On The Ground

I don’t have time to deal with this

I have a life to live

and with all that’s going on

there’s precious little left

to spend on someone else

Someone that doesn’t want to be here

but keeps stringing me along

claiming that they value me

(yeah, as much as a used paper bag)

I don’t need external validation

for all the negative thoughts

already in my head

I fight to shut them up

and you hand them a microphone

I don’t need the disrespect

I barely respect myself

I need people that give a damn

to help drown out the other voices

So if you can’t give me a hand

then kindly find somewhere else to be

It certainly isn’t the first time

I’ve tried to lean on someone

all too eager to lean on me

and ended up on the ground

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