"Caught In Numbers" by Elexer Lyra

Caught In Numbers

By Elexer Lyra

Caught,

In-between fighting,

For my individuality,

And fighting,

For my future.

In the end,

Will I only be a number?

The number

Of tattoos I have,

The number

Of piercings I can have,

The number

Of how many times I think I've messed up

While others say it's okay.

Statistics make up this world,

And,

Make me feel stone-faced.

How do I make the statistics work for me,

Instead of,

Making my heart race

Under the intensity

That I will never be good enough?

Which is funny,

To me,

Because I think everyone else is.