--- title: I am still here date: 2009-05-08T08:37:32Z modified: 2009-05-08T08:42:20Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/i-am-still-here/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 617 categories: - Life Poems tags: - Life Poems - here - still featured_image: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/i-am-still-here.jpg" author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2009-05-08T08:42:20Z --- ![i-am-still-here](http://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/i-am-still-here-300x215.jpg "i-am-still-here") I am drowning deeply in these thoughts alone sitting, staring, into a dark unknown i close my eyes to shield me from the darkness dancing around me; moulding me into what they wanted me to be haunted and held within these walls i shiver from the terror of the [unknown](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/the-anxiety-of-the-unknown.md) because i am not what they see; pushing past the burning pain inside sitting, staring, into a dark unknown I know what is happening and I am helpless, helpless to help myself; I want a moment to be real wanna touch things I don’t feel, wanna hold on and feel I [belong](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/belong.md), it was the comfort that i seeked; as the dawn of a new day approached, and the madness of the day came to life, i am still here trying to find out who i am, who i’m not and who i wanna be; (no way to know till you set me free;) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – **Comfort:-** give moral or emotional strength to a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – multiple meanings. one or two lines are from songs by Goo Goo Dolls and Fray – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –