
Nobody Knows!
Nobody knows the real me,
the man who has fallen, risen,
fallen, and is rising.
Nobody knows.
Nobody knows how many tears I have shed.
Tears of ageless miseries,
of broken hopes,
of wasted years,
and betrayals.
Nobody knows.
Nobody knows how many times
I have been defeated, rejected,
and subjected to
self-abandonement,
to struggle,
to unresolved futility
and repeated failures.
Nobody knows behind this face
is a sad man,
a deep scar,
a wounded heart,
an ugly past,
a fractured soul,
and a debtor.
Nobody knows how many times
I contemplated suicide,
and felt like throwing in the towel
because life has never treated me
the way I deserve it.
Nobody knows the many thoughts that
have crossed my head.
Nobody knows the demon I wrest with
night and day.
Nobody knows my weakness,
my strength.
Nobody knows my pain,
my fears,
my past.
Nobody knows I’m a prisoner
locked behind the bars of my passion.
Nobody knows behind these words are
twisted emotions,
geysers of tears,
as thick as broth.
But I know,
it doesn’t matter
what I’ve been through,
my ugly past, my deep scar,
the betrayals, and denials.
I have my eyes peeled on my
spotless future, and the
many glorious days ahead of me.
I will fight the fight.
I will gain the victory.
I will strive to the finish line,
and I will claim my prize.
