The Stranger

THE STRANGER

I feel like I don't even know myself anymore.
A stranger is all I see.
I don't recognize the person I've become.
Someone that I don't want to be.

My emotions so unpredictable,
They change so rapidly.
Up and down, left and right,
I don't know who to be.

I lash out at the ones I love,
I yell and scream and rage.
At time I feel I'm going crazy,
Just lock me in a cage.

I know I push you away from me,
I really don't know why.
So now I am so afraid that
Your love for me will die.

This anger has overtaken me,
It spirals out of control,
I feel it's force within me,
As it envelops and takes hold.

How do I break free,
From these chains that hold me tight.
I feel that I am drowning,
How do I make it right.

I don't want to be held hostage,
By the emotions that I feel.
I want to taste the joy of life,
I want it to seem real.

Please help me to feel normal,
To have control over my life.
I can't go on like this,
I have to end this strife.

Copyright June 2008 Patti Phillips