my stomachs aches in the dead of night 

and my heart beats fast 

filled with melancholic strife 

and my head can not help 

but think and conjure disaster 

for each situation I should be able to master 

my academics seem subpar 

below the boundaries I've set 

based on what society says I should get 

and my professors and peers, 

though they may feel same, 

simply feel like the judges and juries of the game

my therapist says that I'm chronically stressed 

that that's why my eye twitches 

and I never seem to get rest

so she gave me a prescription 

for drugs that should help 

but they only prevent me from being myself 

so there is no where to go 

no where to turn and even though 

people say you should go with the flow

its hard to escape the system I've joined

and the linear path they still expect you to follow 

even if it makes you feel broken and hallow

I hope someone reads this 

who may feel like me

but then again I don't want you to be

as chronically lost and chronically sad 

still maybe if we feel like we're less alone 

it'll be better than remaining unbeknown