There are in me things I want not there,

Feelings of pain and anger taken away with the wind, up through the air.

Letting others take from me the happiness inside,

Just because of the words and opinions they choose not to hide.

My will is strong, my heart is filled with care,

At times i forget that these things are in me somewhere.

The hope in me for each day too be better than before,

No giving up do I fore my strength Inside holds open life’s door.

Those whom i love are kept at arms length,

A slight chance there may be for them to hurt me you see.

My mind holds many a thought, from my lips come out strong,

A change i must make now to get along.

Things in me i hold so dear,

The one i love most knows not my fear.

Keith Garrett