Giving Up

I thought I understood
The world
And the world
Understood me

But it turned out
I was wrong
Just when I thought
I understood

I don't understand
Why everything is
Inside out and
So chaotic

Why must things be
So difficult
When they are said
To be so simple

Why must I
Shed my tears
When I should
Be smiling

Why do people
Expect me
To hide
My sorrow

Don't you understand
I can't handle it
Why do you expect
More and more from me

Why must I
Keep going and going
When I just want
To quit

Why must I live
When my world
Is dying
Around me

Why must I
Be the light
In the darkness
Surrounding me