Slip Away
Slipping under, breathe once more
Clenching onto what’s mine
The world is spinning faster than ever
And I want to say I’ll be fine
Overcome with what I’m not
Taken over by the fun
Changing by the second
Just tell me when it’s done
Close my eyes and take a leap
I Hope there’s someone when I fall
I hope this jump of faith and fear
Won’t end up costing it all
A transformation from the old
A metamorphosis to the new
The latest world to learn to live with
The hottest fresh things I do
Disappointing some
And impressing several more
Leaving the others out in the dark
Or just waiting at the door
Hearing the voices that speak in my head
And the battle within my heart
But knowing that someday it will all crumble
Has got to be the hardest part
Knowing that in the future
I’m going to look back and say,
“For that minute I had it all,
And I let it get taken away.”
When I think back and ponder
When I reflect and just cry
I want to know that I was ok
And that I wasn’t living a lie
I want to wipe the tears away
And know that deep inside
I let my true self out to live
And never put “me” back to hide
I want my life to have a gist
And not have it all be spent
I want to keep on pushing through
And know what my time meant
The voices of the familiar
Become so far away
And the accent of the future
Is getting closer by the day
New views and new surroundings
Replace the ones that were there
New emotions and new sensations
Fill the once clean air
With not much the same from when it began
One, so distant day
As I enter the world as new human-being
I realize I’ve slipped away
-dianne taylor