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fog // the next best american song

December 1, 2020
By Anonymous

Every angle you glance, each breath that you breathe, creates a fog in my head
I censor my screams while falling, just so I won’t make you upset
Reboots and rebuttals collide in my mind, they’re invisible tectonic plates
I tell myself to stop constantly thinking, I’m gonna cause an earthquake.
Why are invisible things the most powerful? Germs, implications, and thoughts
You notice a problem when there’s a monsoon, but not necessarily from a raindrop
But raindrops are healthy, they grow the plants, that’s what I always tell myself
Even a monsoon couldn’t drown my fire, though, ‘cause I’ll still end up burning in hell
How could someone as illegitimate as me be expected to act legitimately?
I sit down to write the next best American song, but I just come back to my intuitive melodies
I wonder if people would like my real personality.


The author's comments:

This is a poem I wrote out of insecurity and anger. I wrote it not long after I started a band with two of my friends and was assigned to be the head songwriter. I've loved writing all my life, and I really wanted to write a great song that our band could be remembered for. I was disappointed when after a lot of songwriting sessions I didn't come up with anything I really liked. I was also disappointed in myself because writing had been my strong suit all my life, so I was now wondering- have I lost the only thing I know I'm good at?


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