  

Everything always seems to change,

Life is one long maze I chase,

They called me polite and responsible,

Everything seemed so bright and alive,

Teachers told my parents I am gifted,

A natural born writer with promise,

Graduated a year before my peers,

Then the mallet of life came down,

When you found the note to a friend,

You said I needed therapy for being gay,

Did my family ever love me?

It’s killing me every day.

&amp;#x200B;

Just another hurdle in the maze of life,

I was a freshman and optimistic,

Pursuing my passions and always studying,

Then life came to bite me again,

Mania came like a mad tsunami,

Sent to a psych ward like a leper,

How did things get this far anyways?

Police mass at the door to escort me,

I was not supposed to be this way,

To think my future was so bright,

From boy scout to a bipolar heroin addict,

It’s killing me every day.

&amp;#x200B;

Surprisingly got two degrees,

Perhaps I should keep going,

I always seem to get back up,

Psych ward to accomplishing dreams,

And now I have my own family,

I will keep my head up each day,

Even if I feel drained and worn,

I will keep taking these pills,

And keep going when you say I can’t,

Despite all the progress…

It’s killing me every day.