Everyday I give my all,

But to what avail?

I commit to things that leave me raw,

Tear apart my sail.

Others problems become my own,

A burden left to bare.

Though I cannot fix their broken heart,

It leaves me in despair.

The answer is yes, no matter what,

Even though my want is no.

Puppy dog eyes, a thousand stares,

Is what will make me go.

I want to fly free to live a life,

The way I long to be.

With hair in the wind, a book in hand,

but my soul is never free.