And Then There’s You

Please stop the world from closing in
Wrenching and snatching at my skin,
I’m under duress from all sides
Nowhere to escape to - nowhere to hide.

And then there’s you
Hurting me all the time,
It doesn’t make it easier when you start to cry.
Please give me space,
I need to live my own life
Run the length of track
No contact with the sidelines.

I’m weary of friends, who take advantage of me,
But I can only take so much - you’ll see,
And when the strain gets too much
My mind will shatter, from the heaviness of your touch.

Vicky Stevens