I Don't Feel Like Myself Today

Today I feel like a soldier
With a debt to society to pay
Defending what is right or wrong
Whether or not I get a say

I don’t feel like myself today
No – I don’t feel like myself today

Today I feel like my parents
Scraping, sacrificing, bills to pay
To be underappreciated, taken for granted. Hey!

I don’t feel like myself today
No – I don’t feel like myself today

Today I feel like a pilot
Flying oh so high in the sky
Only to crash on down in a brilliant flame

I don’t feel like myself today
No – I don’t feel like myself today

Today I feel like a teacher
Words of wisdom fall on deaf ears
Ignoring the knowledge we’ve stored up for years
To give others a future but they refuse to hear

I don’t feel like myself today
No – I don’t feel like myself today

Now who’s to say I have a say
So may be I’ll be you today
Since I don’t feel like myself today
No – I don’t feel like myself today
 

Reviews

[4ammonologues]

this is such an emotional piece but at the same time there is confidence in the words "I don't feel like myself today". the feeling behind such words is uncertainty, but the speaker appears to be completely sure about the way he or she feels.

i think this poem is very well written. it's something i would read on a bad day to make me feel better.

[~Mariposa Una Lila~]

very nice,,,, you have what it takes! x0x0x0 I ENJOYED READING YOUR POEM...LX0X0X0X0

[kiki756]

Great work! :] Only thing is that the "may be" in the last part should actually be one word. Other than that, I loved it so much.

[~*~Peace Keeper~*~]

Wow i could feel the emotion in this poem...and yes sometimes i feel that way to..not like myself..but then again im not sure who i am most of the time.
Great Job :)