We’re not so different
You and I…
All these goals and dreams
We’re not so different
You and I
Some days our Sirens scream
The struggling, the striving
The overactive mind
The ADD
The BPD
Depression and the like
Begrudgingly we take a pill
Or emphatically refuse
Some days our hearts eat up the hate
But other days
They lose
We’re not so different
You and I
This fabric of our fears
Woven with a matching cloth
With wounded matching tears
We all insist so fervently
What’s wrong with This or That
Throwing stones at those who wear
Our own ever-changing hats
I, for one, I must admit
I am a humble hypocrite
But hope one day to try that hat
Say, it no longer fits
You cannot make me like you
Nor I make you like me
But God knows we try like children do
Force incessantly
Wonder who first had the thought
We all must be The Same
Wonder why we’re still playing
That stale, soul-crushing game
Inevitably the boomerang returns herself to Truth
And then our Pointing Fingers
Only make us Fools
Hero meets the Villain now
They make a brotherhood
The mirror sheds a brand new light
The way a mirror should
So let me gaze into your eyes
You’ll gaze into mine
Not so different after all
So different
You and I
ariaphoenix 
I’m sure that most of your writings are profound, Katie, although many of them I have to admit are beyond my ken. This one, though, I really got, and it hit home. I don’t know how you do it, probably because I find writing “poetry” or whatever term your writings have to be more difficult than writing a term paper. Just thinking about it is icky (that go-to word). You have to have a real talent and flair for writing the things that you do. Are you in the process — or have you looked into — getting published? If I never told you before, I really like your website, too.
Thank you so much Chris. I really appreciate the compliment and I’m glad this spoke to you. 🙂 I’ve been published in LAYOGA magazine. I keep meaning to submit to more places — perhaps I will actually do it now.
Love it!