Got this person in my head
I used to think he was me
Now I see him as my enemy
He tells me I’m no good
Tells me, I’m a failure
The voice is mine
But these are not my words
Sometimes, he changes tune
Tells me I’m the shit
The bees knees
But I don’t believe him
Not one bit
Then sometimes
He likes to make me doubt
Lose my trust
In the stream of life
Fills my head with angst
And bitter strife
But, I found him out!
The voice is a liar
The voice isn’t me
He’s a bloody whiner
Chattering incessantly
I’m not listening anymore
Not reacting to his
Endless narrative
It’s my life
Not his
I don’t know who it is
This voice that sounds like me
Where did he come from?
How was he born?
I’m watching him now
Carefully
I talk back
And tell him
Have faith
Trust in me
Trust in fate
Trust in the stream of life
Be still
Rest
Enjoy the ride
This other me
He’s no longer
Directing my life
I’m alive
I’m me
And I’m flowing
Downstream
As if in a dream
The dream of life
Congratulations Gary!